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, Death and dying, Depression, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Faith, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Grief recovery, Grief shock, grief support, Healing from the past, Hope, loss of loved one, Peace, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Spiritual growth, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain
I’m sad and distraught. I’m angry and frustrated. My world has become dark. It’s almost as if hope has departed somehow. How can I find hope again? When a close, painful loss strikes, a domino effect of change begins. The initial loss spawns many others. Like ocean...
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Depression, Emotional pain, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Grief recovery, Grief shock, grief support, Guilt, Healing, Healing from the past, Hope, loss of loved one, Physical illness, Physical symptoms, Purpose and meaning, Self-destructive behaviors, spiritual fatigue, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Worry
I feel numb. I feel numb emotionally and spiritually. This should be frightening, but it’s like I can’t feel the fear – or I don’t care. I hope this gets better, because I don’t want to be like this. Is spiritual numbness a thing? Is it a part of grief? Yes,...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Death and dying, Decision-making, Depression, Emotional pain, Faith, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Grief recovery, Grief shock, Healing from the past, Hope, loss of loved one, Peace, Relationships, spiritual fatigue, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain
I’m scared. All this has made me think of my own mortality. I’m going to die. We’re all going to die. None of us escapes this. That’s terrifying. And it could happen anytime, anywhere, to anyone. To me. I wonder if I’m getting paranoid. I don’t feel like myself at...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Grief and Loss, grief pain, Grief recovery, Grief shock, grief support, Guilt, loss of loved one, Peace, Sadness, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Worry
I’m having panic attacks now. They’re awful and terrifying. Sometimes, I feel like I’m dying. I’m a disaster. I feel so out of control. What can I do? Panic attacks are indeed terrifying. Sadly, they tend to be common in the grief journey. Sometimes we know what the...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Death and dying, Decision-making, Depression, Families and grief, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Grief recovery, Grief shock, grief support, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Purpose and meaning, Regret, Relationships, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
The grief journey is challenging. Along the way, we might feel trapped, surrounded by grief. We can feel outnumbered and like the world is against us. The following is a chapter from Soul Cry: Devotional Prayers for Wounded, Grieving, and Suffering...
