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"When I see David again in heaven, I will tell him that this was his worst mistake." In December 2019, Petra's husband took his own life. Since then, every day has been a struggle for the 39-year-old. "It's like a rollercoaster ride. I'm scared and yet I have to endure every loop." Petra wants to be strong, also for her three-year-old daughter Lynn. "When Lynn grows up, she should say, I grew up without my dad, but we managed it really well." "He took his own life and mine too," Frauke's husband Heiner also committed suicide. "My old life was over from that point on." Today, eleven years later, Frauke speaks openly about her loss and wants to work through what happened to her: "I was avoided: in the supermarket, on the street. I was advised not to talk about the suicide anymore." Frauke is founding her own self-help group to give other bereaved people strength and hope - for life afterward. According to the Federal Statistical Office, up to 10,000 people take their own lives in Germany every year. Those left behind are not only left with grief, but also anger and despair and the question of why. The film follows two strong women who speak openly about the taboo subject of suicide and their pain in order to find themselves again. If you feel affected yourself, please contact the telephone counseling service 0800 - 111 0 111 immediately. If you have lost someone to suicide, you can contact AGUS eV: 0921-150 03 80. ???? If you liked this video, give us a like! ______ ???? A film for people up close and personal by Jessica Szczakiel. This film was produced in 2021. All statements and facts correspond to the status at the time and have not been updated since then. ______ ???? More documentaries in the ARD Mediathek: http://www.wdr.de/k/doku_mediathek ???? WDR Doku on Facebook: / wdrdoku.wdr ______ ✨ More on the topics of dying, death and grief on our Instagram channel 21Gramm: / 21gramm.wdr More documentaries on the topic: ???? I don't want to live like this anymore! Dispute over euthanasia - • I don't want to live like this anymore! Dispute... ???? Widow at 36 - Maria's first steps into a new life - • Video ???? Back to life as a widow - • Back to life as a widow WDR Doku ______ #Suicide #Widow #WDRDoku