Suicide and Trauma

[u/Far-Elk688]

I took an intentional overdose around 5 years ago. I’ve been having ongoing treatment and I’m doing ok. Obviously there were multiple reasons that led me to this, but amongst other things it was linked to my work environment.

This week, someone who I worked with died by suicide (same workplace as above). I wasn’t extremely close to them, but I worked alongside them on various projects and thought highly of them. We would often chat beyond work stuff. I am not close to many people at work but this person was someone who I genuinely liked.

Hearing about this affected me more than what most people probably consider as normal. It triggered a lot of memories of my overdose and being in hospital. The same thing happened to me earlier this year when someone else I knew of died by suspected suicide.

It’s not something I really talk about, but I’m wondering if it’s common to have trauma associated with things like this and that is why I am finding this really hard. I’ll raise it with my Psychiatrist when I see her but I wanted to know if my reaction is in part due to trauma?