What Are You Feeling Today? Not Thinking, Rather Feeling! Can You Identify Yours?

[Lionheart]

Healthy grieving Lionheart is 3 years unless one gets stuck. Holidays, yeah they are affected. The best I could manage regarding grieving is determining not to get stuck. It was enough.

Thank you (((Albatross))),

Your words give me hope and normalize the experience of grieving for me. I count you among my blessings!

:hug:,
Lion

 

[The Albatross]

I actually learned that in grief and bereavement counseling when I was a hospice volunteer. That little nugget has been immensely helpful.

 

[Britt.f7]

Despite my husband coming home for a little while, I still had the angst I feel when I do not know what to do with my time. I tried to keep busy. I miss working, but, since that is not going to happen any day soon, I really need to figure out what to do with my time other then get depressed.

 

[BlackbirdSinging]

I'm so full of rage right now. I lost it. I flipped out. I yelled at my mom. I was rude and obnoxious even though I held back some. I threw a coffee cup into the sink where there was a little water and I made a proper mess. I'm shaking so much I'm literally vibrating. I know I'm not done. I still want to yell and scream. I already threw things around my room. There is just SO MUCH ANGER inside of me. That's how I feel right now. Like I just want to explode.

 

[DMerish]

Healthy grieving Lionheart is 3 years unless one gets stuck. Holidays, yeah they are affected. The best I could manage regarding grieving is determining not to get stuck. It was enough.

LH, Dec 21, 2012 was not that long ago. Some things do get better with time, and I agree with The Albatross - three years/maybe four, with a few reminders of the person every-once-in-a-while after seems about "right" to me, and I've found with sadness due to a death occuring around the holidays that if I adopt an entirely new tradition that it helps replace the old tradition (having the person around). My uncle (who played the role of father for more years than my actual father was with us) died last year. I've always liked holiday lights on the outside of my home. So did my uncle. He also put them inside - around window sills. I did that last year - the experience was so-so. I did it again this year and really, really love them.

Warm regards, :hug:
Drew


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[ms spock]

Massive panic attacks from the time I woke up until now. I am finding the struggle really hard today.

 

[ms spock]

Feeling like I am really tired. I will have another nap and then do a few things on my list so the day is not a total bust.

 

[ms spock]

Feeling tired now from all the emotion.

 

[Deleted member 12723]

Feeling good in spite of a lot of adversity today. Feeling sad for my daughter whos kitten died. She was going to sell him for income and she got attached. They almost shut off the water today but will not, and I feel relief over that one. Had to pay some bills so some anxiety. I do not know why, but paying bills causes me anxiety.

 

[ms spock]

I feel upset.

 

[Spiderallis]

Anxious, overwhelmed, and making it worse by being harsh with myself over it.

 

[Madhather]

Today I feel...
average (not bad, not good)