Grieving a Suicide: A Loved One's Search for Comfort, Answers, and Hope
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.41 (753 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B073RPRTHM |
| Format Type | : | |
| Number of Pages | : | 522 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-10-20 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Some may even start asking whether life is worth living at all.After his father's death, Hsu wrestled with the intense emotional and theological questions surrounding suicide. This revised edition incorporates updated statistics, has expanded resources for suicide prevention and mental health ministry, and now includes a discussion guide for suicide survivor groups.. A 2003 Finalist in the United Kingdom Christian Book Awards"Albert," the neighbor said, "your mom needs you to come home."That's how it began for Albert Hsu when his father died. While acknowledging that there are no easy answers, he draws on the resources of the Christian faith to point suicide survivors to the God who offers comfort in our grief and hope for the future.For those who have lost a loved one to suicide and for their counselors and pastors, this book is an essential companion for the journey toward healing. What follows is a confusing mix of emotionsanger, guilt, grief, and despair.Suicide raises heartrending questions:Why did th
Richard B. said Anybody who has had a loved one commit suicide never gets to figure out why. Anybody who has had a loved one commit suicide never gets to figure out why and the bigger question what could have I done to prevent this and why didn't I see it coming.This book is setup so you read it all in order for really great help - or when it happens you go through very specific phases covered in the book and the author . Sensitive, gentle, thoughtful, helpful Gentle, helpful, solid answers. The book seems to be divided into two main parts. The first part helps the reader understand that the wild swings of emotion -- OR the sudden lack of emotion -- are all normal and are part of the journey, but they won't last forever. Very affirming and comforting to know that one is not alone. The . Roy Grantham said Great support book. This book is written from a Christian perspective and is the best book about grieving a suicide I have read. He does a good job of describing the complicated process of surviving a death by suicide in your family. And he really covers many aspects of why this type of death is much harder to deal with than a death from natural cau
With its careful biblical exposition presented in a friendly homiletic style, Hsu's how-to-think-about-suicide book will have value for evangelical pastors and counselors as much as perhaps even more than for the bereaved themselves.Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. Nevertheless, "those without Christian hope grieve in one way; those with hope grieve in another." The Christian way of grieving is Hsu's focus in the latter half of the book, where he surveys Scripture to deal with questions such as whether people who die by suicide can go to heaven, where God is when tragedy strikes and what can be learned from suicide. In the book's first section, Hsu explores the emotions of grief from sudden shock to eventual remembrance. An unexpected bonus is the personal thread Hsu weaves through each chapter, the story of his own