Does anyone ever feel, the pain and death they witnessed has changed them in a deep way.
How is joy real? To witness a life of hope and beauty culminating in months of pain, depression and leaving altogether. That seems to outweigh motivation to go forward. Because to go forward I need to feel like hope and exploration of life might actually be positive.
Like pain and suffering are the truth in life. Like hope isn't real, just something fake and light we like to think about because it's easier. It feels like anything lighter, to do with enjoyment, can't be trusted, because that's not what happens in our lives. What happens is we are destroyed.
Why would anyone create this stack of cards of filling a life, of trying? when it will all fall, dissolve Into nothing.
Hello Gingercat i'm new here and first time posting. I'm sorry you are also feeling this pain. You use your words to describe it so beautifully, I struggle with that. I lost my dad 7 weeks ago and I feel the wave of grief is just starting. I too watched my dad go through so much trying to fight the cancer. It was a really tough 6 months only for cancer to take the win in the end.
I feel its changed me. I don't recognise myself or life anymore. I struggle to visualise the future and seem to be running on empty.
Its a dark place right now, just as you described. You're not alone and it's completely validated. Well it must be if your words resonated with me.
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