Three Months since Isaac passed
For some time now I have managed my back problems quite
well. Isaac’s death left me at a low point, and I seemed unable and unwilling, to
concentrate on myself when all those around me needed help. I have spent most
of my time with my wife, as we tried to support each other. Sam, my daughter has
been helpful and the voice of reason in all the turmoil. Isaac’s family seemed physically
and emotionally out of reach to me for a while. They were grieving and seemed
to cope by getting ever closer, cocooned in their grief. Over a three-month
period, my self-neglect led to my back and leg problems flaring up. I had less time
to swim and couldn’t bring myself to go to choir practice or the local workshop
and this led to my back feeling really painful. I feel that over the past few
years, I had developed useful strategies for coping with the anxiety and
depression resulting from my pain, but my grief seems to have overwhelmed all
the positive thoughts. Three months after Isaac’s death and I am now struggling
to understand my changing world. I find it so hard to make sense of where I am
today. After living with depression and anxiety for many years I felt I
understood these uncomfortable companions but now that I am struck with grief,
I’m in a place that is both unfamiliar and bewildering. I feel that my life is on hold and I can only wait for time to help me deal with the exhaustion, which has robbed me of my energy and optimism.
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