Start a journal, ask your doctor or guidance counselor for a referral to a therapist specializing in brevement.

It is not easy to lose a parent, no matter how old you are when they pass.

I took a bereavement class after my did died. I was in my early 60s at the time, a bit older than you are now! But that group really did help. I think of grief as being emotions of grief, not stages. The stages model makes me think that I have one shot at managing each stage before I go to the next one. The reality is that stages are more like emotions that we use in reacting to the loss. We can get angry, sad, we can deny that we are emotional, .... the stages.

Another reality is that the emotions, or stages if you prefer, can come and go, and then come again, and in no predictable order. It may be that there are triggers that you deal with, but sometimes we don't fully deal with them, so then when something happens in our lives to trigger those emotions, BAM, we get hit with the same thing all over again.

2 months is a very short time. It will get better in time, but it will take time.


Please feel free to vent here as much as you like.

Gentle hugs

Hi, I'm Jackie and my mom just passed away on March 14th. I'm not a teenager, I'm 32 years old but at any age let me tell you it's not easy dealing with the loss of a mother.. I can barely handle it. I'm trying to be strong. If you need someone to talk to you, you can talk to me. I know how you feel.

I am so sorry for your loss.
Can you look up any local grief groups in your area?
This is a great online support . However if you could meet people in your town, going through similar loss, it may be even more helpful
Prayers to you too.

Big hug for you sweetie.... I am so very sorry for your loss.... I think some losses just seem to hard to bear and you are so very young

I agree that a RL support group might be a big help to you... Friends that have never gone through this type or loss simply won't understand what you're going through.... Another hug and a blessing....xo

Do you have brothers or sisters, cousins or what not? Who DID come to the wake? Those are the ones who care. Maybe reach out to them. I'm sorry for your Mom and for your pain now. She wouldn't want you to suffer so great, so realize that, but you have to go through what you will, based on the circumstances. God be near you.

Just do a lot of praying...and praying. The grief is very painful as I am going through grief myself over my husband death 3 months ago...its very painful but one day we will be able to withstand the pain...take care and keep praying and think of the happy times with your mom.