I'm an army veteran who is fairly new in sobriety. I found out yesterday that one of the guys from my old unit, whom I admired greatly, committed suicide. We weren't really close, but he was someone I looked up to. He was an example of everything a soldier should be.

Unfortunately, like so many of us - and specifically, so many veterans - he had demons that he fought every day. I don't know what pushed him to that point, but he took his own life.

October is always a hard month for me, since two other people who were close to me took their own lives as well during the month of October. My marriage started to fall apart in October many years ago. To be blunt: October sucks.

How do you deal with things like this? I'm trying to stay positive and not dwell on the past, but it's always hard during this time of year. Any help and feedback is appreciated.