Wendy

Wendy, a recent client from Glasgow, shares her struggle with grief that led to suicidal thoughts, following the loss of both parents just 10 weeks apart during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Her way of coping was to make herself so incredibly busy; helping others, working extra hours, and studying for a Master’s degree - to ultimately avoid her grief. After two years, however, the pain and unresolved grief had built up so much, it almost cost the mum her own life.

“My days were literally full from morning ‘til night and I didn’t have any time to think. That coping mechanism lasted until August 2022, when my life and my head were so busy that I planned to take my own life."

"That’s when I contacted Cruse Scotland, and they provided me with life-saving, face-to-face counselling support.”

"Having a counsellor at that point was great for me because it gave me the opportunity to really explore my grief and work out why I was doing what I was doingand keeping so busy, and it seems simple now but I was just running away from the pain."

“Cruse Scotland pulled me from a very, very dark place and saved me from myself, and for that I will always be grateful.”