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I'm concerned but sad

skii
skii

last year my great grandma passed away and she was a great person (we asked her what she wanted to be known as and she simply said "a great person") and she was the peacekeeper of our family no one would tread on her path because our family has a ton of respect for her. I was more close to her because while my mom was having a divorce my great grandma let us stay at her house until it all stopped.



But after she passed away my uncles whole family started doing drugs, my mom disowned half of our family, and my other aunt stole the inheritance (millions) from my mom and stopped all contact with us (I can't even see my cousins which I still adore).



It feels like my whole family has gone to absolute sh*t in the last year. I got diagnosed with PTSD (from my dads abuse and other BS he did), OCD, Depression, and a shitty family. I still love my family cause I still remember how it was before my great grandma died. 



Its a long road for me and I just don't know how to react to it all

skii
skii
Sorry if it's off topic but the depression group isn't as supportive as I wish they were.
patti22
patti22
Off topic, on topic, I don't care. Although actually it seems pretty on topic to me.

Funerals, death, everyone reacts different. I'm sorry that your extended family has fallen apart so...

Heartfelt hugs as you sort through it, Patti
Dolfunlady
Dolfunlady
I can definitely relate to family issues my uncle knows sheriff's deputies n the sheriff in my town n he put a deputy up to raping me I was just a young girl my family wouldn't help me I didn't know where to turn n they have harassed me every since I reported it my phone's and computers have been accessed n my house is now bugged can't trust anyone they have kept me isolated non of the attorneys here will help me my family is completely shitty I've tried to help them but when it's my turn they turn their backs on me
Community Leadermujicaptsd
mujicaptsd
In my family's case it wasn't a great grandma, but a grandma. Looking back, she was all that held my crappy family together, too. After she died I actually had a cousin show up at another family member's funeral with her calculator out in her hand because she couldn't wait to count up the inheritance goodies. No human feeling at all, much less any family love. My own sister has now gone down that road. Sorry to hear that greed and drugs have run through your family as well.
JennAdeleK
JennAdeleK
I don't know if there is such a thing as the way you "should" react to it all. How you feel and how you respond are going to be unique to you. Making room to accept those feelings and responses, free from judgement, is probably a good place to start.
Community LeaderSunCloudJD
SunCloudJD
I am so sorry that you've lost your dear Great Grandma..... Grandparents can sure be wonderful

I hope that if there's theft that your mom will speak to a lawyer.... It sounds like a lot of pain all around in the family.... Doing drugs is often a way that people attempt to control their pain

I'm also sorry to read all that you've been through sweetie.....Sometimes the easiest way that I have found to get through something that has hurt a great deal is baby steps... Trying to stay in the moment

Re DS boards and support.... I think if people on here just want support or a hug it's important to say so.... Sometimes the posts seem to read that a person is looking for thoughts or advise from others that then they don't like the advise that's given

Big squishy hug for you and a blessing ......xo
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