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I Am Grieving

It's been almost 2 months.
The services are over. The cards and casseroles have dried up and for everyone else it is done and life has moved on. As far as friends many don't know what to say so they avoid me. I guess that is normal. I really don't have anything interesting to say except that my son died and I am grieving and for right now that IS my life. I am not the same person so you can either toss your previous perceptions of me and wait it out or move on. (This is directed at no one, I am speaking in a general sense.)
What am I doing? I am drinking my water and trying to eat. I am slowly regaining the ground I lost in my exercise regimen. I am doing my chores. I am writing and drawing and going to my grief group. I make myself talk to close friends when I really want to be left alone in my thoughts. I get up each morning and remember and then force myself into routines wishing for it to be dark so I can go to bed. All of this takes an unbelievable amount of energy when what I want to do is give up and drown.

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SW-User

Please accept my deepest condolences on your loss. I know exactly what you're talking about. Your reaction is very normal. You are doing the things that we all do when we lose someone special in our lives. It's frustrating when friends can't comprehend the depth of our grief. I wish I could tell you it's going to get better. It's going to be different and you will learn to live with the changes. I promise you, you will eventually laugh again and feel like doing some of the things you used to enjoy. It's a process. For some of us, it just takes a lot longer to work through it. Sending you a huge mountain of hugs. 🤗

ravenwind43 · 51-55, F

@SW-User I think you said it so well ...it won't be better but it will be different. Thank you very much. ((hug))

SW-User

@ravenwind43 It's never easy finding the right words. I'm glad I was able to give you a little bit of what you needed to hear at the moment.

ravenwind43 · 51-55, F

@SW-User You really did, thank you.

SW-User

@ravenwind43 You're welcome. I've been hit or miss on here lately but I'll keep my eyes open for your posts.

ravenwind43 · 51-55, F

@SW-User TY. I am not here that much since this happened myself, but I appreciate that.:)