My Struggle with early grief

​I said yesterday I would share my own early grief journey.  Unfortunately, I have suffered from depression and anxiety for sometime. At the time of Kaitlyn's passing, I was not on medication or in therapy at that time. The death of Kaitlyn sent me into a deep depression where I became suicidal. I was fortunate that my wife forced me to go see a therapist who got me to see my doctor to try and find the right medications which helped me to eventually be able to begin to find more appropriate ways to deal with my grief. Through medication and therapy, I have been able to begin to heal. Men especially tend to keep their grief inside and suffer silently. They tend to view showing emotion and asking for help as a weakness, but in reality it is more courageous to reach out for help. Please reach out for help and don't suffer in silence. I will be happy talk with you as I know the depth of the pain of child loss and know that you can heal from this terrible tragedy. Please reach out and talk with someone and get help. It is what your child would want you to do.