by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Denial, Families and grief, Fear, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Grief shock, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, loss of loved one, Peace, Sadness, Self-destructive behaviors, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
How Do I Deal with Grief Attacks? Grief is crazy. I’ll be fine, and then not fine. All of a sudden, the grief will be on me like a tiger. Powerful feelings can overtake and overwhelm me in a nanosecond. These grief attacks are terrifying and embarrassing. How do I...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Denial, Depression, Emotional pain, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Grief recovery, Grief shock, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, loss of loved one, Love, Regret, Relationships, Sadness, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief, Worry
Who Else am I Going to Lose? I can’t believe this happened. If this can happen, then anything can happen to anyone, anywhere, anytime. I find myself wondering, “Who’s next?” Who else am I going to lose? One loss usually leads to fear of another. For some, this terror...
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Anxiety, Denial, Depression, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Grief shock, Guilt, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, loss of loved one, Regret, Sadness, Spiritual growth, Spiritual suffering, Worry
Loss has hit my heart. No wonder my emotions can be overwhelming.My feelings can be so intense. When loss strikes, emotions pour out everywhere. Shock, sadness, anger, fear, anxiety, guilt, and depression well-up inside. These feelings can be so strong that they can...
by Gary Roe | Abuse Recovery, Anger management, Denial, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Grief recovery, Grief shock, grief support, Guilt, Honesty and Transparency, Hope, loss of loved one, Peace, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Sadness, spiritual fatigue, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain
Why am I here?This loss has shattered my world and my illusions.I was moving, but I’m not sure I was going anywhere.My questions are larger and deeper now.Why are we here? What is this all about?Why am I here? What’s my purpose? Sir William Wallace reportedly once...
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Anxiety, Decision-making, Denial, Depression, Difference Making, Emotional pain, Faith, Fatigue and Exhaustion, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Grief recovery, loss of loved one, Purpose and meaning, Sadness, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain
The grief journey is challenging. Along the way, most of us feeling like we’re failing somehow. Then we try harder. And then we fail again. The following is a chapter from Soul Cry: Devotional Prayers for Wounded, Grieving, and Suffering Hearts. Chances are you...
by Gary Roe | Denial, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Grief shock, grief support, Healing from trauma, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, loss of loved one, Relationships, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief, Trauma recovery
This can’t be real. It just can’t. I can’t believe it. It doesn’t make any sense. This is all wrong somehow. How could this happen? When we first hear the news of the death of someone we love, our hearts are stunned. Our minds freeze. Even our bodies can go into...