Welcome to
Suicide Bereaved Community.
We are a community of people who have suffered bereavement by suicide, an experience that can bring its own set of difficulties often resulting in loneliness and isolation. We believe it is important to have connections with others who, because they share it, truly understand our experience.
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What we do?
We support our community by providing opportunities for social get-togethers and for networking, both online and in person.
We feel that this style of support augments other mainstream talking therapies (through counselling and/or group meetings); we find the more relaxed environment of a social or physical activity conducive to being able to express our feelings, or simply to feel ‘not alone’ when in the company of others.
SBC will organise 4 scheduled events each year, currently based in and around Gloucestershire. We are also keen to encourage and facilitate the community in arranging and sharing other ideas for activities we might enjoy together.
We offer a number of ways in which anyone who feels they would benefit from such contact with others can do so:
Community Facebook group
Community Organised Activities
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Who We Help?
We know from our own lived experience that for some it may be difficult to engage with others in the intense atmosphere of talking therapies.
This may be particularly true for longer-term bereaved who, hearing descriptions of others’ recent experiences being described in Discussion Groups, can experience a negative impact resulting from revival of memories from their own trauma.
There are those too who struggle to attend regular Group meetings due to their location or the non-availability of public transport. Others simply find that they are better able to engage in a more relaxed social setting.
We exist for anyone (over 18) who has suffered a suicide bereavement, who will find it helpful to be in contact with us.
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News and Events
See below for the latest news and events in our wider community
A Crafty Afternoon by Debs and Trish
A Crafty Afternoon – by Debs and Trish SBC’s pre-Christmas Get-together was smaller than planned as our numbers were affected by Covid and other health issues for some unlucky people – we missed seeing you, best wishes and hope you will feel better soon. Those who...
A ‘Mosaic’ Amble/Ramble in Cirencester, by various attendees
A 'Mosaic' Amble/Ramble in Cirencester – by various Trish writes... Something for all tastes – Cirencester provided a ‘mosaic’ of entertainments… October 1st was a glorious Autumn Day - Cirencester, our venue, bathed in sunshine, the centre bustling with shoppers and...
Tewkesbury by Water and Land by Debs and Trish
Tewkesbury by Water and Land – by Debs and Trish Water Despite encouraging weather forecasts at the start of the week, when we met just before 2.00 pm umbrellas were already raised, not quite the water element we wanted, however spirits were not unduly dampened....
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Community Contributions
We are a community of people who have suffered bereavement by suicide.
Why Did I Write a Book about my Bereavement by Suicide? – by Jola Malin
Why Did I Write a Book about my Bereavement by Suicide? I have been to many funerals. Family or friends whose death was not entirely unexpected. I know how bad grief can be, lonely. It changes you inside. Suicide shoots you. In 2009 my sister died by suicide – no...
Review of ‘Men and Grief’ – by Steve Carter
Review of Men and Grief – by Steve Carter (2015) Men and Grief: A Man's Guide to Recovering from the Death of a Loved One by Carol Staudacher The sub-title of this book, which was first published in 1991, is 'A Guide for Men Surviving the Death of a Loved one. A...
Review of Malignant Sadness – by Roger D Smith
Review of Malignant Sadness – by Roger D Smith (2008) Malignant Sadness: The Anatomy of Depressionby Lewis Wolpert This is an excellent book Lewis Wolpert – who himself suffers from depressive illness – opens up by giving the reader a very realistic insight into the...
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