Bereavement Support Group
Are you grieving the loss of a loved one? Whether you lost someone recently or it's been years, grief and its accompanying emotions can be complicated to cope with. Join our online support group to connect with a supportive group of people who really know how you feel. Help is right here.
I lost my only child, Stephanie Ann, on February 5, 2005. She was 21 years old, and she took her own life. It is so difficult to say that, there is such a stigma attached. All of these years later, I still have trouble saying it. I know she was sick, she fought for so many years not to take her own life. She was such an amazing young woman. I fight my own demons, I have been diagnosed with Bipolar disorder, and believe she was misdiagnosed back then and likely had it or something worse... she struggled and fought, struggled and fought to live. Ultimately she couldn't fight any more. Today would have been her 33rd birthday. I mourn her every day and wonder what she would have been had she lived.
I am so very sorry for your loss. I am sure you have had way too many people who told you to get over it and get on with your life. The point is that we will always have those thoughts.
My dad died at age 87, and there are still things that I know he wanted to do, things I wanted to do with him. Letting go can be very hard.
Please feel free to vent here all you need. I've never lost a child, but I did lose my sister. It hit my mother very hard. So I can only imagine what you have gone through.