One of the areas I have struggled with over the past 14 months is, “Who am I now?” The emotional tsunami has been truly horrendous. The intensity, the pain, the mental and physical impact of the loss. We were together 40 years and I feel my life has vapourised before me. No wonder it so difficult to feel stable emotionally. No one is ever ready for this. The phrase in all of the articles/books I have read, say that, “I need to learn to live with” the grief. What does that mean? How do I do that ?
Any thoughts or input would be helpful. I respect all comments, as we are the ones that truly understand.
Hugs to all, Kate. Xxx
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