I have been feeling a bit down lately, how was your week?
I have been feeling a bit down lately, how was your week?
All my practical exams are over and only theory is left, that means this year of my senior high is over and I have been feeling a bit down lately which I have discussed elsewhere, but how was your week?
My wife died after being together for 25 years.
I'm guessing at some point I'll get better.
May your grief alleviate and your heart find peace, I recently lost someone as well, not very close but still kind of a reminder how fragile this life is
Thank you kind stranger
While I haven't lost someone as close as you have, I have lost both close friends and family over the years, and my way of coping with it is basically that I live on as best I can, to ensure that their memory is kept alive.
My dad was far from perfect, but to me he was the greatest dad ever.
Christopher and I had grown distant over the years, but to this day he's the only person I could geek out over progmetal with. He influenced me more than he ever knew.
And Lisa, on the surface we hated each other, but I still found her to be an interesting and fun person on the few occasions we got along.
.....and the list goes on. To me, lamenting the dead only feels sad for a little while. After that, it becomes memories of which I refuse to let go. Because while the world may not see them as important, I still remember them fondly decades after, and the effect they had on me.
I am by no means a wise man, so this rambling is by not meant as a solution to coping with loss that everyone should try. But it is what works for me. Maybe it will work for you too, in case you are in need of unsolicited advice from a stranger.
I wish you the best.
Thanks
I feel so contradicted on how to deal with someones death, I really haven’t lost anyone super close because I am still young (and I haven’t been super close to anyone ever either) but I feel you have two options on each side of the spectrum
Now ofc these are kinda two extremes, but which side is better? I think 1st, but I don’t think I could ever bring myself personally to do it….
Hope you're doing as good as you can. Lost my wife of 4 years a bit over a year ago. It fucking sucks. There's no way to describe the pain of losing someone so close. It doesn't really get better with time, it just gets duller and you learn to live with it. I found it best just to surround myself with family and friends and just ride through the waves of emotion.