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Is it normal to grieve and cry weekly about loss from 3 years ago?

My dog grandma and best friend all died within 2 months from each other. I was so numb during all of it that I don’t think I processed it. I was just like there goes another one and I was so depressed. They all passed away in 2020 (not from Covid). Now, 3 years later I still think about them everyday day and cry about them multiple times a week.

Before they passed away, I was definitely low on serotonin and possibly needed an ssri back then. Soon after they passed away I also split up with my boyfriend. After that I was so depressed everyday that I started taking ssri medication.

I don’t know if I just have a serotonin problem, depression, or if I’m experiencing complicated grief, or if this is regular grief.

Has anyone had an experience similar to mine? How did you feel? What helped?
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DunningKruger · 61-69, M
There is no time limit on grief. Those are gaps in your soul that will last forever. You may get used to the emptiness over time, but it will never go away entirely. Hopefully, you will find others to make their own space in your soul, and that will help mask the older pain.