by wonderersheart | Aug 8, 2015 | Grief and grieving |
My sister just reminded me that it is three years since our Dad died. I don’t have a good sense of time, I do have a good sense of loss that years don’t dull. After nodding our heads in wonder at the time that has passed we didn’t say much more about...
by wonderersheart | Dec 18, 2013 | Depression experiences, Grief and grieving |
A useful quality for this social time of year is empathy. Amid the merriment hurt feelings will be present, little wounds and abrasions will happen. For many the Yuletide doesn’t hold much gaiety. It can be hard to be jolly, especially in the face of so much...
by wonderersheart | Mar 29, 2013 | Grief and grieving, Mental health support and community |
“People grieving after the deaths of loved ones may exhibit the same sorts of symptoms (sadness, sleeplessness and loss of interest in daily activities among them) that characterize major depression. For many years, the DSM specified that, since grieving is a...
by wonderersheart | Feb 16, 2013 | Dead or dying, Grief and grieving |
My mum passed away this month. It’s now that odd post-funeral time when all is very quiet compared to the time that led to this. My grieving, which is complicated and untidy at the best of times, is a little quieter too. This is the time when I have to remind...
by wonderersheart | Jul 22, 2012 | Grief and grieving |
My dear Dad died yesterday. My sister and I were beside him at his hospital bed. We held his hands, each of us gripping one of his, we talked to him and remembered things he had done, things we loved and were proud of. I told him that I loved him and, as we sat with...
by wonderersheart | Dec 17, 2011 | Grief and grieving |
It is hard to believe that I am enough, just as I am. I extort myself to be better, more, to be the best I can. There is an almost constant conversation happening on the inside asking for more, knowing I could be better, kinder, smarter, more… I was working...
