I have never felt so alone in my life. And that says a lot. I am perpetually single and live 5500 miles away from my closest family members. I live alone. I have 2-3 people whom I would consider friends. I have an extremely limited social life. But until recently, I never really knew what it meant to be alone. I lost my mom last June. And every day it gets a little bit harder to deal with. I talked to my mom very nearly every day. Even if just to send a quick "no time to talk today" message. If I was late getting home from work without advance warning I would find at least one "guess you have better things to do than talk to your mother" message waiting for me in an email or on Skype. And I returned the passive agressivity in full on weekends if she didn't pop up at a reasonable hour. Most days our chats were just me complaining about work or her complaining about my dad. But now that's over. And I'm lost without it. Without her. I have no one to talk to. About anything, really. But it's her that I want to talk to. It's her that I want to talk about. My siblings have their spouses. My dad has...well, that's another story. And I have no one. Not even a damn cat. I know people who've lost their dads, but I'm alone in having lost my mom. And she was my best friend. The one person I could always count on to be there when I needed someone. I don't know anyone who can relate to what I'm going through. And I feel like I'm going to drown in loneliness. Like I'm barely keeping my face above the water. And I don''t know what to do about it. So I'm writing. And drinking. I write to my mom all the time, whenever I'm feeling really down or have an "I should tell Mom" moment or see something that reminds me of her... And it helps. But it's not the same. Nothing is the same. And I don't expect anything to ever be the same. I just need...someone.

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Comment by Jackie cooke on May 11, 2017 at 2:48am
Hi Bethany, I think loneliness is the hardest part. I know our situations are different, iv lost my partner and you your mum but the feeling of total devastation is the same. The only place I talk now is on line. Sometimes I can go a whole day without actual speaking to anyone. The silence is killing, I have no neighbours and live in the english countryside,people don't bother with you, so there is no sound except for bird song and distant dogs barking. I still text Shirl constantly even tho I know her phone is cut off, I tell her I love her and ask her where the hell she is! We rang and texted constantly even if I was only out couple of hours, i can't stop, and it keeps her name on the top of my contact list.

I'm not much help, every second being without Shirl is killing me, I feel like I have disappeared as mean nothing to anyone now.
Just know I understand your pain, I wish we were all nearer.

TKe care

Jackie
Comment by Billy Jo Colt on May 9, 2017 at 6:26pm

Hi Bethany, What you are going through is perfectly normal. Especially in your situation. We often take things for granted, again only natural, why not? It would be impossible to go on living with every thought process thinking about the future lives of our loved ones. You are grieving and that journey can take a long time to come to an end, if it ever does. I'm not female, i'm a guy and probably live thousands of miles from you. I certainly wouldn't mind if you wanted to add me as a friend and we could communicate as friends. I'm not suggesting a surrigate Mom. Simply just a friend who would like to help you through this extremely traumatic event. I detest lonleyness. For me it is the worst thing in my life. I only have two special friends in my life. Although I have friends on the internet. While they are good friends. We often don't have much in common Nevertheless, they are good friends. It is not an easy journey and lonleyness certainly is an added burden to carry. huggs, John.

Comment by dream moon JO B on May 8, 2017 at 5:53pm

yep beantkd it gerts easy wen im still hear sisne 2012  losin my daddy wish he wz still hear he wz rok of famly  he wz nw my moms ill dem/alz shes nev rgoi2 get betr shes not

i feal lk damgd guds ndt by coz ths ladys bad 

iv alredy hit slf descrt on/pfff i hav 

i no 1 htgn u cnt num o pan e u cnt 

u sea posrts in st on wall or bus tran it will set u off

orhr day i got upst ovr my cat i had 2 get pts coz i miss her i do 

iv 2 new cats i do but misn cat hrts lk misin a humen u cud say

loss my dad in 2012 loss so ush in 2012 thmn 13 14 15 16 17 had so mush losh cnt rvn pres butn 2 stp iyni cnt 

sorry if iv bean sayin wong thngs or rantin 2 mush 

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