i'm just angry

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I lost my partner of 25 years in November to lung cancer, he fought for 4 years, now after dealing with all the official business, like banks and funerals, i have nothing else to sort out and it's suddenly hit me that im just angry, angry at myself that i maybe didn't do enough at the end, angry he is gone, and just mad at the world in general, little things make me irritated, where as before they wouldn't. Im snappy with everyone as well, sometimes for no reason, to the point i just want to not interact with anyone in case i get mad at them for no reason .Not sure if this is a normal stage , if everyone goes through this or it's just me?

  • Grief is a very personal thing everyone is different on a personal level I was angry at first then i was blank getting on with life then I would be driving and all of a sudden out of no where I would break down crying , this is is true for the people I’ve lost , as for not doing enough I think we all felt that about a person we lost . Iam sure they knew we loved them and really that’s all that matters good luck people say time heals but I just think each day you learn better of how to cope all the best to you 

  • I am sorry for your loss. I am just 4 weeks into mine, everyday I  look at pictures and try to see what I missed. Could I have made her go to the Doctors earlier. Just a feeling of I let her down. Every night I ask for her to forgive me for letting her down. Even though people say I did everything I could. I have started to get angry which I think is hopefully is just a stage of grief. If you need help go for it. I am on a waiting list for grief counselling.  If I can ask for help anybody can.

  • I think i am beginning to understand a lot of us feel we didn't do enough at the time when maybe that was just not true. I am also doing the random crying as well, comes out of nowhere. Im relieved to know others have also felt the anger and this is actually normal, hoping it will pass sooner rather than later, it's not my default setting in life so these emotions feels strange to me. thank you for responding

  • im so sorry for your loss, its still very early for you, i too am hoping its a stage of the grief and it will not last too long, i hate feeling angry and irritated all the time. I do the same as you , every night i tell him i am sorry and i love him and hope he is not mad at me. But i think we all feel we let them down and maybe its not true, just how we process our grief, i am now starting to realise we all seem to feel the guilt part as well and hopfully that feeling will pass as well. I also think going to a grief counselling is a good idea, and its something i will look into too. thank you for responding