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Denial

Do you ever get passed the "I can't believe this" thoughts?

I realize that it's only been a little over a month since the death of my sister but I feel like I'll never be able to accept this. It will never feel real in my world.

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Permalink Reply by dream moon JO B on January 25, 2013 at 3:30pm

i did a quiz last yr brevement quiz asking qusent i got my anser denil did again still denil and the 3rd time i did it deniel the gp well 2 drs told me it cud take yrs or months or u mite never get over it wen i went to sea 1 gp he wonted to no why i woz not my chefuly self wen i told him tht my dad had died and a few famly isues serton 1s teling me to get over it he told me it cud take yrs or months or i mite never get over it iv notie a lot death is so hard to acspet its like im going crazy in side my hed or is it a nitemare and i will wake up and evry 1 is still alive sory if iv drove u a bit crazy

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Permalink Reply by Eliza on January 26, 2013 at 12:19am

I understand how you feel. Society around us expects us to be able to pick up and move on, but that's not reality. It's been just under two months since my mom passed, and when I really think about it, it seems unbelievable to me that she is gone. My grief counselor told me that at a month or two out from the loss, things are still very fresh, very raw. It is understandable that you would feel the way you do; it is enormous and it will take your brain awhile to adjust to the reality. Be gentle with yourself; feel what you feel and know that you don't have to be on any sort of timeline.