I try to do things to distract myself, go to the shop, walk, read, watch rubbish on my phone. But wherever I am, whatever I am doing, my girl is on my mind constantly, the pain is ever present. If I try to do anything a bit more strenuous, hoover, clean up, anything, it takes so much out of me. I am tired, when I wake, all day, when I go to bed. Tired from the heartache, the tears, the effort of getting through another day. Grief is just exhausting.
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I’m so sorry for the loss of your daughter, @Lydia3. I’m just giving your thread a gentle bump - I’m sure someone will be along to offer their support 
Hi @Lydia3
Grief is exhausting. I think it’s because all our energy is spent by our brains desperately trying to make sense of things, to keep us alive when our hearts are broken and we no longer want to be here.
I lost my daughter 14 months ago, the grief and the pain still take all my energy along with everything else.
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Today I am totally exhausted from grief. I lost one son in 2012 and another in 2021. I have two remaining children and grandchildren but I absolutely hate this time of year. I’m so tired from missing my son’s and I lost my husband when they were young children.
I think it’s normal but it is hard.
My coping mechanism has been push it out of my mind but the last few weeks I’ve not been able to…
Sending you love X