People who lost family

Over time, I did stop waiting. But never completely. It took me quite a while to accept that they were truly gone. Yet there are still days when I don’t believe it.

It’s all very confusing, but that’s a part of grief too. 😔

Nope, the worst days are the ones you just wish you could talk to them. Not about anything specific, just a conversation

Sorry but the answer is no. At least not for me. There are time when I feel like my son is going to walk through the front door. But, I know it won’t happen. At least not here anyway

No. I lost six close relatives in four years. Three of them are very thankfully alive. However, I can't see them. My parents died, and my paternal grandmother died. I still have my maternal grandparents. They are aged 83 and 81

It can take a few years. I lost my sister four years ago and still wait for a text asking if I want to hang out.
I know it won't happen but there is still the waiting.

We "know" someone is gone but something inside of us doesn't quite "believe".

I was once told that when we are thinking of someone and really missing them, it is because they are there visiting us.

Impossible to say for sure but it is one thought on the subject.

I was 27 when my mom died and I was shocked. But after a while I got used to death.

No, I don't. However, she is always here with me, in my heart, even though her funeral was 8 years ago.

After I stopped using denial as my coping mechanism, after I stopped thinking they were just playing some sick joke, yeah I stopped waiting for them to all come back. now I can't even remember the sound of their voice..their bark, what color their eyes were, can't remember what their touch felt like and I fucking hate myself for it..

Anyways hope yall are having an amazing day <3 Happy Mens Mental Health Month!

I guess I never looked for them to reappear but I sure do miss them 😔

I am so sorry for your loss. 🥺

Forget, never. Yet reality becomes a factor.

It's those that have completely lost it, whose reality has turned into fantasy.

Yes, I once nearly lost my sense of reality.

When you get older you get used to it. I've lost a lot of people but at first it's shocking and unbelievable.

Yes. But you do, or should, remember the good and appreciate and be thankful that they were in your life.

Yeah you have to accept they're not here physically and enjoy the memories and how they impacted your life.

Everyone has their own grief process. I've come to terms with it. Life is defective because our timelines overlap. Sad but true.

I feel like I never really had family.

Honestly? No.

No

I know that if I ever see them again, I’m asleep—or I’ve joined them. 😇

😒