Hi, I am new to this site. Thought I would say hello
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Hello, How are you coping with your loss? It is a good forum to share your grief and get support. Sending love and hugs.
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Who have you lost.
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I lost my brother in law last November. My Grandma a couple of years ago and my best friend aswell. I miss them all so much. My heart hurts alot. Sadness is overwhelming at times.
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Thank you. Hope that you’re doing okay today? I’m trying to keep busy to distract myself temporarily.
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I’m really stuck to be honest. I’d give anything just to hug them one more time. I cry at night alot. Do you find it difficult?
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There is no day or night I am not crying or being sad. I lost my beloved husband suddenly six months and four days on Valentine’s Day this year. I am now on tablets: Sertraline and I am on the waiting list for Mind Thurrock. I am on my own with no support and it is actually getting harder. I hope that counseling will help me. Sending love and hugs.
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It is getting harder. It will be a good weekend for a change. My brother and his wife are coming tomorrow with a shepherds pie then in Sunday a friend is bringing me a roast lamb dinner. It will be the first roast dinner I have had since early May. But otherwise the weekends are really hard. I cry most days too. At least I seem to be getting a little more sleep.
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I can relate with having to go on medication. Its a emotional roller coaster a really scary one. I hope that the waiting list isn’t to long.
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It sounds like a lovely weekend ahead. I hope that you can enjoy your shepherds pie and roast dinner.
I’m still finding sleeping a nightmare at the moment.
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Dear Pudding, I am glad that you will have good company this weekend and nice food. I think I will have sandwiches and soup again. Sending love and hugs.
I am actually glad that I was strong enough to talk to the mental health nurse and she forwarded my name to be put on the waiting list. I am losing so much energy lately although I am eating my sandwiches and even fruit and drinking my water. I think I am just exhausted and overthink everything. Actually, I do not even want to leave the house, and going out takes a lot of my energy as well. I have to force myself to go to the library or shopping. I hope it will get better one day. Sending love and hugs.
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By sleeping better I mean 3 hours instead of 2 every 5 days. I seem to be up at 5 a.m every morning. It’s not going to do my energy bills any good once winter comes. I have invested in a warm housecoat. I used to sleep at least 8 hours a night. I use a cpap machine for sleep apnoea and my stats are bad for me. Hope you get more sleep xx
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Have invested in an air fryer. Will try that on Monday. Just trying to get away from ready meals. Salad tonight. Eating fruit every day.
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Sadly I average about 2 hours a night. Am hoping my new medication helps with that. Took me a long time to ask for help. I’m usually awake around 4am at the moment. I don’t know how you function on 2 hours every 5 days.
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Unfortunately I can’t have meds. When I was working I often had to work long hours. In one project for 6 months worked 8a.m to 3 a.m 6 days a week. You survive on coffee. Also occasionally worked 36 hours straight.
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Actually realised my post was misleading. Most nights I get 2 hours. But every 4 to 5 days I get an extra hour.
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We have so many kitchen gadgets (my husband loved to cook) that I never use again. He even had a bread maker. I think I will treat myself to Chinese over the weekend, which will last three days and even part of it goes in the freezer. I am using also a CPAP machine for years now and I wake up at 05:00 or even earlier in the morning, the time my husband had to go to work. Sending love and hugs.
I couldn’t sleep without my CPAP. My husband was also on CPAP. The idiots sent it back from the hospital even though that was where the sleep clinic was based. I then had to send it back. I have noticed a lot of us are up early.
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