Posts Tagged ‘Cousin’

How do you explain suicide to a five year old?

Monday, December 7th, 2009


A very close relative committed suicide 2 years ago. My family have been discussing it a lot recently as her anniversary is approaching. My son asked me today what suicide is, and I had know clue how to explain it to him, in terms he would be able to contemplate & understand.

Can anyone help? I don’t want to lie to him, but I don’t want him think of his cousin killing herself ….. Can anyone help, because I really have no idea on what to say to him !!

Thank you.

Why does going outside help my panic attacks?

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
Misses D asked:


Sometimes if I’m inside and I’m having a panic attack, I’ll go outside and all the sudden the panic attack will just disappear. I figured this out because one time I was at my cousin’s house and I was having an anxiety attack and things got pretty insane and she told me to go outside because she thought I was going to throw up. But I the minute I walked out the door it was like a weight off my shoulders. Why is this?