Complicated grief after losing Mum over 10 years ago

[Seaneen]

I’m so sorry about your mum, @Alice97. You are not alone. You might want to connect with @Brit - they lost their mum at a similar age to you and may understand some of what you’re going through. They posted this thread a few days ago:

Losing parents

Hi, this is the first time I’ve written anything on here. I’m 23 and I’ve lost both parents, my mum passed unexpectedly 8 years ago and my dad passed unexpectedly last year. Last year I went to my dads the day before he passed and he wasn’t feeling very well at the time, I asked him if he wanted me to call 111 but he told me not too because he had this illness multiple times in the past and he didn’t think he needed us too. I told him to call me if he needed anything or if he wanted me to stay…

If you click this link, you can read posts by other members who are coping with complicated grief, too. We also have a support page on complicated grief which explains how it might feel and what kind of help is available.

I hope it helps to know that you are not alone. Please do keep reaching out to the community and take care,

Seaneen