You're not crazy...I do it too. I wear a lock of his hair around my neck, and I do talk to and even kiss his pictures and his urn. I also believe I have had signs from him, things I just cant explain in a rational sense, like he is there, somewhere.

You are definitly not alone. I do the exact same thing! It's been 10 1/2 months for me and I still do this on a daily basis. I agree, I think it is our way of coping and it's ok. This is a tough road and if it brings us any sort of comfort, even if it is for 30 seconds...then I say, do it.

No you aren't alone and you aren't crazy. We have all done it. I wear the cross I gave Donna for her last Christmas. I wear the little silver ring of hers I had to take off her in the ICU. I wear the new wedding ring she bought me her last Christmas on my right ring finger. No you aren't any different than we all are. You are trying to keep the connection you had. It's comforting. It's a hard time to go through. It's still new for you. I lost my wife over 2 and a half years ago and I'm still doing this.

Take care, Jeff

You are definitely not going crazy. One thing I learned for sure from talking to people here and in my GriefShare group is that these small but significant gestures we do to help us get through the day are perfectly normal. On my dresser, I have a picture of Sam and me; I say goodnight to him every night. That has such a calming effect on me. So go ahead and do what gives you comfort!

Wishing you peace . . .

I still talk to Cliff at times, especially about our sons, and it's been 7-1/2 years for me. I probably will always do that. I have never felt completely disconnected from Cliff. I don't see how I possibly could be. When I talk to him now, it's different. It is not as painful, it doesn't feel as desperate as it did in the beginning, I am more at peace about it, if that makes any sense.

I have remarried, so wear my new husband's rings on my left hand. However, I recently had my wedding rings from Cliff resized and now wear them on my right hand, along with a band from my new husband. That part of it may sound crazy, but it feels right. They are both a part of me and of my life.

If you're crazy, then I must be completely looney!

Love and Hugs,
Martha

lost mine april 25 this year talk to him yell at him .I have some of his ashes in the car so he can ride with me .he was always the driver now im trying to drive again.was together 53 years its so hard

Thank you! I am awaiting a locket with his ashes and a lock of his hair. Before Rocky died, I could never imagine myself wearing someones ashes around my neck but now I can't imagine not. We had reconnected after 35 years apart; almost married him back then and we had planned to marry soon. He was three weeks from moving up to be with me; just turned the keys to his house in. Last thing we said to each other was, "I love you"....and then shortly after that...the heart attack while he was driving. I was the last person he talked with. I feel so lost and am trying so hard to cope. I had finally gotten my soul mate back and we both knew it was fate.
I have seen signs, things I cannot explain that I truly feel is his presence. I think about that movie, "Ghost" and wonder if that's what it's like for them, to be right there with us, trying to communicate. I really do believe I have felt him with me.
Silly things, like one of his nicknames was bunny nose or wabbit nose. He had a beautiful big nose and I thought it so endearing. The other day, a wild rabbit showed up on my front lawn, watching me as I drank the last shot of Rocky's special bourbon as a toast to him. That darn rabbit actually came up ON my porch and watched me. It was afterward when I realized, "hey! That could have been Rocky! Maybe he wanted that last shot of bourbon!" I have to laugh at these things. That wild bunny came back and just laid in the yard like he owned it. Don't know how else to explain it.
I'm so glad I have found this site and all of you. It helps to know I'm not alone.

No, you are not crazy!! I talk to Art all the time as I know he is near by. I had a heart shaped cremation locket made and have some of Art's ashes in it. I wear it around my neck all the time, hold it and tell him how much I love him. It brings all of us comfort!! Talk on.

You're not alone. I have a few pictures of my husband in the bedroom and livingroom,. I talk to him. It's comforting.

I talk to my husband all the time! I miss him so much....I talk to him while I go about my day, when I walk the dogs, when I drive. Nope, you're not crazy, and you're not alone. We all get it.
~ Lori

I talk to Ben every day.....and sometimes it is not very nice either.

I still can't walk over the entry hall [in my bare feet] where he last laid. He past two years ago and I just recently walked in the portion of the hall where he laid, with my shoes on.

Sometimes what I have to say to him is not very nice. I realize now that it was his stroke living with me and not truly him. He had had a serious of mini-strokes of which I was totally unaware of. But, it definitely explains his weird behavior months before he passed.

Since he refused to see the doctor it wouldn't have mattered if I had noticed he was acting out from illness. His behavior was so bizarre......it wasn't the man I loved and he actually got scary at times. He was so darn stubborn, had he not been rendered helpless and incapable of helping himself, who knows what he would have done!

He was loved by all of us but he put tremendous strain on the ones who loved him the very most!!!!

Roz

I used to email and text my wife a lot. So now I write to her.

I still talk to mine - especially about new restaurants, oddly enough. He was a chef.
I still talk to my mom, and she's been gone 21 years now.
So no, you're not crazy. And I think it's sweet that you take his picture to work with you.

Talking to my husband keeps me both going and sad. Today I did lots of work outside and asked my husband to be with me to help me. I have his pictures on our wall, I have his picture on my desktop and cell phone . I kiss his pictures, hug his pillow and so many things.
so don't worry, you are not crazy, just in love and miss your other half.
it's a tough life without our loved ones.
I wish you the best.