I feel very overwhelmed with my emotions, I want to stop feeling like this as it’s overtaking my life. In the last 6 months I have lost 7 friends in death the last one a Suicide which I’m really struggling with. I also have received bad news about my own health and need major surgery, I’m terrified as I will need care afterwards and have no family to support me. It’s feels like I can’t move on from one thing before something else happens.
Hi Georgia,
It certainly soundd like you are having a very rough time of it. Having not been through that experience myself, I am not sure what to suggest with regards to the loss of your friends.
On the major surgery though is there a way of hiring someone on a temporary basis to help you out while you recover?
Matt
Hi Georgia, sorry to hear you have had so much loss in your life. Have you been for grief counselling? I’ve not lost anyone close to me but I would certainly need help if it happened. Talk to your doctor about what support is available for those needing surgery who don’t have someone to look after them post surgery. This must happen to others so there should be a way forward with this. Are you in the UK or the US?
Sorry to hear you are feeling like that.
I've been there and it's horrible.
However I feel like you need to talk to your doctor. People online can lend an ear and help try and keep you positive, but speaking to your doctor about your mental health issues is liberating, it feels like the first hurdle over come.
Sorry you are going through such a s**t time, excercise can help if your current medical issues don't prevent you from doing so
Take care.
Paul
Thank you for your comments, today I have found information through my GP about care that I can get after the surgery, to support me whilst I recover. This has helped somewhat with my fears.
I met with friends today who believe my feelings are normal, I’m grieving and it will take time to heal.
Trying to keep on top of my well-being is important, but somewhat a struggle when my emotions take over and I become upset. I suppose I just have to take each day as it comes.
Thank you for your comments, may I ask do you consider grieving as mental health issues? I did not understand my emotions and don’t fully grasp when I have bouts of sadness and episodes of crying, the most recent loss has hit me particularly hard. My friend took his own life and despite the support, counselling, and fantastic family he had he couldn’t take anymore. I’m struggling with lots of different feelings which seem to vary from time to time. Trying to understand and piece the jigsaw together when nothing makes proper sense. I am generally very in tune with my own well-being and self care, but right now I’m really finding things hard.
Hi Lynsey, thank you for your message, I’m in the UK, I haven’t explored grief counselling, I’m not particularly good at chatting to people about myself or how I feel but it may be worth looking into. Today I found out that I can get some care after the surgery, which has lightened the load a bit. Thanks again x
Hi Georgia, we all need help at times in our lives and talking through our feelings can be hard but worth it I assure you. Don’t view it as weakness, it takes courage to recognise we have a problem and get help.