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Bereavement

whathehell

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5. You're not alone, Roland..

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Wed Feb 15, 2017, 09:58 AM

Feb 2017

Losing parents is HUGE...It sounds like you may still be mourning for those passed, which is perfectly natural...My sweet father passed 20 years ago and my mom ten years ago....I went through wrenching grief and I'm now "okay" and go on with my life, but I think about them and miss them every day , and yes, I ponder mortality a lot, although at 67, I'm probably older than you.

Take care of yourself, and be sure to talk to someone, a professional, maybe, who can help, if you continue to feel out of sorts.

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Does the passing of one's parents really get to you as you, yourself, age? [View all] Roland99 Feb 2017 OP

50? You're WAY too young to think this way. I'm 54, going to be 55 in May, and I don't have BlueCaliDem Feb 2017 #1

Oh, I know kids keep ya young. And that's another part of it. They're growing too! :) Roland99 Feb 2017 #9

Lol! Well, kids tend to do that--grow up. I find that they're most interesting when they're BlueCaliDem Feb 2017 #12

It sounds like depression and that might be worth looking into elehhhhna Feb 2017 #2

Remember, anything worth doing is hard. tazkcmo Feb 2017 #3

Yes, you do need to change. I'm 68 and had Stage IV cancer sinkingfeeling Feb 2017 #4

Bravo! Roland99 Feb 2017 #10

You're not alone, Roland.. whathehell Feb 2017 #5

Depression gets to us all from time to time. WhiteTara Feb 2017 #6

I'm 72, and for me the best and most reliable way out of this sort of spiral enough Feb 2017 #7

I'm 56 Runningdawg Feb 2017 #8

Yes, exercise...something I've been moving closer and closer to getting back into doing again Roland99 Feb 2017 #11

Joined that challenge at work. Roland99 Feb 2017 #13