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l o v e asked in Pregnancy & ParentingAdolescent · 10 years ago

My sister killed herself on August 8th?

I'm not looking for sympathy, but for advice.

I'll be 15 on August 29th. On August 8th, my 20 year old sister Paige killed herself. Paige was heavily into drugs for a LONG time and wasn't thinking straight.

Anyways, my dad, brother, and I are what you call "sensitives". Paige was one too. She came to my dad, asking how she could come and talk to the people one last time before she goes.

I am terrified that I'm going to see and hear her one day. It's so bad that I can't be alone at night. I actually have been sleeping with my mom since the incident. When my mom works 3 to 11 (she's a nurse) I stay in my dads room until she gets home. (Like I am now.)

My brother is completely fine with everything & can be alone whenever he pleases. It makes me very jealous. I am nearly 15 years old and sleeping with my mom at night because I'm scared of my dead sister. Yet to boot, school starts on my birthday. I have about two weeks left until I go back & I need to sleep in my own room.

Does anyone have any advice on how to start to sleep by myself again in time for school?

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  • 10 years ago
    Favorite Answer

    1.Tell your mom or dad to stay with you till you fall asleep and then tell them to leave.

    2.Keep the door open and keep a light turned on ( A lamp shade)

    3.Listen to soft music till you fall asleep

    4.During the day time, engage your self in activities so that at night you will have other things to think about

    5. And finally, it's okay to sleep with your mom until you feel that you are ready to sleep on your own. Don't force yourself to it:)

    Hope i helped

    x

  • >:(
    Lv 6
    10 years ago

    Advice- SEE A THERAPIST. That sounded way hard, I don't mean to "yell" it at you, but I do have a slight idea what you're going through, though our circumstances are much different. I had a best friend taken off of life support and my dad died, both in the same month. I was a mess, missed much school, and made myself physically ill over it. I started talking to a shrink after my mom (who is actually a children's psychologist) forced me to. I didn't think it would help- but it did. Where I am now, from where I was in 2009-2010, is amazing. I considered suicide, and was so sick.

    Go see a therapist. If you stay open, it will help you SO much.

    Source(s): Edit: Oh and I was so busy stressing a therapist...I forgot this--- I am so sorry for your loss. Just keep it in your head that your sister wasn't in her right mind- she's out of pain now, just remember that she loves you.
  • 10 years ago

    Like in the Laramie project, I feel maybe you need to "own it". Own what you're scared of. Try just sitting very still and breathing deeply while sitting on the floor right before you go to bed. It helps me. Just do it until you calm down. And then go to bed. Music really helps, especially if you make a long playlist with relaxing (or even sad, sometimes crying really helps relax) songs. When the playlist is over you'll either be asleep or close to it. Then your iPod will just turn off by itself. I'm sorry about your sister. I'm sure your brother is too, but he's dealing with it differently.

  • 10 years ago

    By "sensitive", do you mean you can hear/sense spirits?

    If so, don't be afraid. She's your sister, not a random person.

    And don't feel bad about sleeping with your mom, what you and your family have been through is a tough situation. Its only natural for you to feel chaotic about it for a while.

    Advice-Find ways to sleep in your own room, maybe listen to your ipod or music as you try to sleep. I really suggest counseling. I know it seems annoying i guess that people have suggested it, but trust me, it really helps.

    Best of luck.

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  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    I'm sorry for your loss. Are you saying you think her spirit is going to come back to haunt you? Shes watching over you, not trying to haunt you. Try watching tv or listen to music to distract your mind. Talk to a friend on the phone until you fall asleep. Just start sleeping in your bed again, I reassure you, nothing will happen. Things only get easier.

  • 10 years ago

    I knew a person that killed himself on Sunday. It shook up the whole school, and I especially felt sad because I'm an ex-suicidal person.

    It breaks my heart that your sister couldn't see how much love she had. You sound like a very kind and loving person. May she rest in peace, and I send my prayers to your family.

    Slowly remind yourself that she's in a better place now. God forgives sins, unless they are the unforgivable ones (from what I hear, they aren't). It will get better. I promise.

    May she rest in peace.

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    i know ur not lookin for symphany but im sorry that ur sis passed :(

    since it happened recently sleep with ur mom until u actually feel comfortable sleepin on ur own again. try sleepin with a cross round ur neck and if u have a special stuff animal sleep with. like my g'ma passed in april and my aunt gave me a stuff cat (she liked cats) that my dad gave her back in '89 when she had a stroke and i have it right next to my bed so i know that shes always there with me. if theres sumthin of ur sisters that she/you like then put it nxt to u. and ur prolly pissed off that she did kill herself but deep down u loved her and thats all that matters.

    i guess the only thing that u can be thankful for is that she aint* abusing/using drugs heavily. for me and my family we're glad that my g'ma aint sufferin and that shes in a better place now

  • 5 years ago

    talk to your mom or counsilor

  • 10 years ago

    by "Anyways, my dad, brother, and I are what you call "sensitives"" does that mean you sense or feel spirits?

    if so then i am one also and yes have been visited by my dad right after he died say about a month after anyways and this was when i was 12 it has happened on other occassions and yes it is a bit scarey still BUT i alwys get a sense from who ever sees me that where they are is better and they DONT WANT TO SCARE remember what they want is to impart something to you

  • I strongly suggest counseling, it will help you so much. I remember when my sister had attempted suicide (thankfully she wasn't successful) and she was put in the psych ward for 6 months. I felt really scared for her, and couldn't sleep well at all. I started to see a therapist and it helped a ton.

    Give it time, and your wounds will heal. (As cliche as that may sound).

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