I lost my husband & got trapped in time loop

Losing a partner
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I lost my husband on 2nd Nov 2023, he went out with his friends & never came back, he drowned in River Nile & his body was never recovered. I have tried to break free from my thoughts,trauma & the stigma from the community but i have failed .

my tribe believes becoming a widow at young age is a contagious curse, it can be passed on to another person who associates with the widow.

young widows get excluded by their families & the community.

I have tried to break free from the stigma, isolation, heart break,accusations God knows how i have tried but i failed, The world is cruel. At night if i am not crying myself out, i get nightmares ,during day I have to deal with a brokenheart & the society, I haven’t had any break or a single peaceful moment in life since Nov -2nd- 2023

Baseless Accusations with no proof,being accused of a chicken that got sick & died on neighborhood where I wasn’t or a goat that is sick some where on the village because I passed there and the curse i carry is killing their animals and birds. This stigma has caused many young widows to commit suicide b’se they come to realize there’s no place for them anymore .

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I’m so sorry for the loss of your husband and the stigma and isolation you’re experiencing, @Peace02. I hope that you find the community to be a support to you.

I wanted to share the details of Befrienders Kenya with you. They provide emotional support by phone and email, and you can call or email them from outside Kenya.

Please do keep reaching out - you are not alone.

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Thank you

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What a hard burden to manage as well as coping with you loss

It sounds that there is a local organisation that can be supportive with these cultural issues And I hope it makes a big difference

best wishes

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I have wrote to BEFRIENDERS KENYA. let me wait, maybe there’s something i am missing that i can do to make a difference and live normal again.

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Hi @Peace02 I’m so sorry you are going through this and hope Befrienders Kenya can give you some support take care of yourself x

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