You make a good point Kelly. There are a a wide variety of ways of referring to "survivor" means when it comes to suicide. Within the psych literature I've found that people who live past an attempt are called "suicide attempters" which lacks all

feeling. Or they talk about people who have engaged in "suicide behaviors" which would go from ideation to planning to attempting). Probably best would be something "suicide bereavement"

In my own experience which included ideation and planning, not attempting, I feel a sense of trauma looking back. Its hard to even give it words. I cant even imagine what its like to survive a suicide.

But it seems that there would be considerable stigma related to it, despite the fact that it is presented as a "success"

Thanks for the push about language--it is both a cause and reflection of our approach to suicide, mmm