Schizophrenia and suicide

Hello David's brother,

You sound like a great guy whose love and devotion to David undoubtedly touched him and gave him comfort in times of distress.

I am sorry to hear of the loss of your brother who you obviously loved dearly and would've gone to the ends of the earth to save if you could've.

Please, I know it may not be a consolation, though I want to say there isn't much you could've done to protect him from himself for the rest of his life.

Schizophrenia is a cruel disease, make no mistake about that.

I suggest you try to remember all the good times.

Take as much time as you need to mourn, that is the suggestion I would give anyone in your situation.

If it helps to write about it in here, by all means, do.

With deep sympathy,

Chris

Dear David's brother,

In sympathy.

I do so hope you are getting good support/ and quiet space to grieve  this terrible loss of your dear brother. Although just now (so very natural and common in relatives after sudden unexpected deaths,) you replay the previous run up of events...... wonder 'if only' and feel you could have prevented the bizarre sequence of David's actions ,of course his extreme response was totally unpredictable. From your description, and I know this is no consolation, this does not sound like a suicidal intention at all, rather the tragic outcome  of a misguided 'solution' (such as 'drastic cleansing?' perhaps), for a simple physical hurt by someone with perception and reasoning distorted by psychosis. It was a terrible  misadventure. (yes, sadly people with schizophrenia have more of these sudden ends to life, it is indeed a cruel disease.)

May you gain comfort from your shared good memories.

Best wishes

Chris,

retired doc UK,

mother of untreated schizophrenia sufferer  

i am so sorry for your lost. i came to this website looking for help. my father in law was just diagnosed with Schizophrenia and my husband and my mother in law seem to be in a bit of denial. i know they are hurting and are very confused but i want them to see how serious this disorder is. thank you for sharing your story i hope it will open their eyes to the severity. thank you