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I lost my husband we were high school sweethearts we had plans and it was not suppose to be this way we had two kids together and I feel so lost and the pain i feel becuase of how much I miss him…Continue
Started by Nicole. Last reply by Martha Washburn Sep 22, 2022.
For 40+ years we were together…married 39 years….We were to celebrate our 40th anniversary…Nobody who hasn’t been married, and lost a spouse could possibly understand….even though he was into many…Continue
Started by Susan B. Last reply by Connie Sep 1, 2022.
I got married on May 1, 1992 and lost my husband on June 30, 2017. My wedding day was the happiest day of my life and if I had one wish, it would be to go back and live that day over. It has been…Continue
Started by Carol Klotz. Last reply by Carol Klotz May 3, 2020.
I lost my wife on the 25 of March after returning from my Dads funeral. She is everything to me. No matter how bad it got, no matter how much my PTSD drug me down, She has been my light in the…Continue
Started by Shane Hughes. Last reply by Shane Hughes Apr 16, 2020.
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Tildyc and AnneJ,
Know exactly what you are talking about. It's almost 2:00AM and I can't go to bed; no Joseph to go to bed with (we were both night owls and watched TV--PBS mysteries--and other crime shows together). When we finally fell asleep, it was with a deep contentment of having each other and sharing such a wonderful love. Now it's all a painful memory; only the tears keep me company as I search for some solace on TV or on grief and social networks. What a sad, sorry life this is!
To be surrounded by a crowd/group of people and yet feel so distantly alone is a horrible feeling and something I'm purposely starting to avoid. For how long, who knows. On the 4th I was at a family function and out of the 6 other people there, only 1 (my mom) do I have a genuine, real relationship with. I was only there for her. As the meal continued I sat expressionless sinking deeper and deeper to the point where it just felt so utterly pointless and useless. This was my first time around these other family members since Gary passed and after that I felt like my grief regressed.
I've been working hard to be continuously aware of my feelings and sensitive to the boundaries and limits I need to set for myself. I definitely saw this one needs to be taken more seriously if I have any chance to get through this.
Granted my example is applying to family; it's already been happening with strangers from the beginning. Not initially for this reason. Initially everything was so overwhelming and I was so ridiculously sensitive to sound, noise, any sensory stimulation. So to be in a crowd just hearing, seeing, and feeling the chatter, movement, noise, etc, frayed my nerves in mere minutes.
i certainly will John T. i had my birthday 3 weeks before mike passed, and it was only 1 week after mothers day that he passed, he bought me flowers for mothers day, i couldnt bear to get rid of them, by the time i did they were very, very wiltered. i dont think i will be celebrating any of these special occasions for the rest of my life.
it makes me feel as thou i am not alone reading these posts , knowing everything i feel is normal. but it saddens me that there are so many people feeling the same way, what a cruel, cruel world we live in.
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