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- A few of us have mentioned PTSD conditions surrounding the loss of our loved ones. Usually we think of PTSD as something that only occurs as a result of trama on the battle field.However, losing our most beloved life partners in often very traumatic...
- When devastating illnesses acost us, we feel alienated by many people who abandon us, don't call, leave us out of get-togethers, etc. Afraid they might "catch" what we have.I started thinking about illnesses. MOST of us are ill in some way, unless...
- Having navigated through 2 and a half years of widowhood, I feel like I have experienced most all the feelings one could have when a soulmate is lost. I began feeling absolutely blown away, terrified, alone, looking at what I thought was no future...
- Maybe we need some discussion as to what is appropriate to post on this forum. What is appropriate in certain places may not be appropriate in this forum. There is a time and place for everything. It is my opinion that this forum is to be a place...
- I recently looked in PlentyOfFish.com which is free. I surveyed the men's pictures to see if I feel any attraction at all for the men there. There were some very attractive executive types, some casual types such as farmers and fishermen, some who...
- Is spaghetti squash a starch vegetable? Last night after eating supper, including spaghetti squash, I began to have sharp pains in my stomach. It lasted about 2-3 hrs. This morning when I went to the bathroom, there was undigested strings of...
- Just saw a youtube video about a couple that was married for 72 years. Then they were in a car wreck together. They were in intensive care together in the same room. They held hands until their deaths only one hour apart.What marital and life...
- I hear the phrase "new normal" but I just can't say that. I would say "different normal".The word "new" implies something exciting, better, more perfect, etc. In our case, new is NOT the more exciting, better, or more perfect. It is our default....
- One of the first and strongest feelings I have had since Joe died is, "How am I going to make it without him?" I feared even stepping outside the house. It's been 2 and a half years now and I have found that I CAN make it by myself. I thought...
- OK, I read that some people would like to have more topics than just dating on this forum. Well, here's a start. I am at 2 and 1/2 yrs out. I'm ready to have some fun.....with other widows. There are no widows groups here in my town, not through...
- For many years, even before my husband died, we would eat at Village Inn a lot and see this man who was always there alone reading the newspaper. Now my husband has been gone for 2 and a half years. I continue seeing this man at Village Inn, but I...
- Long story..but I'll try to make it concise. My children (2) from my first marriage of 20 yrs. have 4 half-siblings from 2 other women. They had never met until a couple weeks ago. They all are in their 40's and 50's. They congregated here in my...
- Just when I muddled through Mother's Day at church, seeing the generations celebrating together, flowers in hand, husbands putting their arms around their wives, looking so lovingly at them, children giving them handmade gifts, I thought that would...
- A thought just crossed my mind. In the Bible, Adam and Eve sinned by eating the apple from the forbidden tree of life. And that was the beginning of our world of sorrows. We were condemned to suffer in our lifetimes, because of disobedience to...
- It seems to me the younger a person is when diagnosed, the more stringent his need is to follow the rules because it will be a long, long time before his life is over.I was diagnosed as diabetic II at age 65, one year ago. At first I was pretty...