Overwhelmed with grief

[HJam5880]

4 weeks ago my family had a bad week. I made a post about that if you want to go back and read it. We had a loved one pass away that week along with many other things. We had another loved one pass away July 4th (funeral was today). Even though I wasn’t real close to these family members, I still enjoyed being around them and their immediate families. I feel this extreme grief, bit because I have lost these two loved ones but because their families have lost them. I feel like in a way I’m trying to take that pain and grief away from them and put it’s in myself. Thank you in advance for any help or any encouraging words. I’ve never really experienced this before. I have a soft heart, and as my grandmother said today, I could go to a strangers funeral and cry because I see the family crying.

[Mary-intussuception]

Deepest Sympathy on the loss of your Precious Dad last year, and on the recent loss of two family members.

You've had so much going on lately, and with the late nights due to your college work also, it's possible you are suffering from sleep deprivation. You are also grieving. It's still early days since your father's passing and now you and so many people dear to you are grieving the loss of two more Precious loved ones.

All you can do is allow yourself time. Time to grieve, time for stillness and rest. Catching up on some sleep, eating well and drinking plenty of water will all help you through. Be kind to yourself.

It's ok to grieve.

Hope you can get some rest now.

Thinking of you x

[HJam5880 in reply to Mary-intussuception]

Thank you. It’s actually been 6 years since I lost my dad, but some days, it feels like our was yesterday. Some days it hurts just as bad as it did the day he passed.

I definitely need some time to rest. I feel as though I am constantly on the go doing something. I know it is important to take care of ourself first, but sometimes I push myself to the ‘back burner’ so to speak and do everything for everyone else. Sometimes I get so exhausted that I feel like I need a nap or to go to bed early. Then when it catches up to me and I’m tired, I think, “why did I do that?”

[pink318]

Hi- I can relate to you when you mentioned your Dad because my mother passed away almost 7 years ago and I still cry whenever I miss her. I think it’s normal because we love them. Deepest sympathy on the loss of your loved ones recently. I pray for comfort for your whole family.

Take care of yourself. God bless.

[HJam5880 in reply to pink318]

Thank you for your kind words. I’m trying my best to take care of myself, but right now I have so much going on, between school, I’m currently 1/2 way through 4 hrs of babysitting, and planning an event for Saturday, trying to make sure we have everything we need for that. I’m just overwhelmed. And my mom is overwhelmed because she is changing jobs after this week, so her last week of this job has been really busy and she has had to work late the last 3 days.

[pink318 in reply to HJam5880]

Hello,

How are you today? I hope you are doing fine