Hi I lost my mum dog and house back in October 2023 other things have happened to me on the way, I have recently felt very little hunger and feel very lost I don’t want to do the things I used to and find my life in a very different place I lived with my parents for 38 years and never lived alone. I try talking to my family who don’t seem to understand how I feel they have their own families and my life seems so different. I don’t what I like anymore or who I am. Is this normal as I feel I am going crazy
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Loss is real and that seems like a lot of it. Are you safe and ok right now? That is the only thing that matters right now from my experience of this. My interpretation for me is that my mind was changing, reassembling. In some cultures this is an intiation and would be called an experience of wisdom. In my early stages of their and distress I would wrap myself in a heavy blanket and squat like a frog and rock. Or roll around on the floor in a towel. Also I tried to laugh so the reactions in my body could release. To me the mind isn’t lost it is highly adaptable I think some idea like as many synapses as stars? Also I would rub my feet a lot. It’s not the mind it’s the body calling to the mind for help. This is just my opinion. Having been through traumas it was body work that helped.
Also hydration. The trauma shuts down the swallow response sometimes. Sipping any liquid any time and often may help.
I never saw a film where someone wasn’t spooning liquids into a person in need of healing.
Do you have housing. That is a concern and do you know what to do about that. I would start there and when you feel safe enough to work through this.
I’m so sorry for your situation. 
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You are certainly not going crazy to lose people that have always been there and find yourself then living alone when you never have done before is a massive shock on so many levels. It’s not just the grief it’s losing your home and life completely as you knew it. It will take time to adjust and find a new you. Try as many ways as possible to be sociable with people ,with caution. Also consider a house share or flat share if you’d prefer to be around people more. It will take time but you will slowly find a way to cope. Also consider counselling and asking for practical help where available. Good luck for the future.