by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Denial, Depression, Emotional pain, Faith, Families and grief, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief pain, Grief recovery, grief support, Guilt, Hope, loss of loved one, Physical symptoms, Purpose and meaning, Regret, Relationships, Sadness, spiritual fatigue
Loss hits our brains too. We can’t seem to focus. We can’t concentrate like we used to. Even our memory is not what it was. We can wonder if something is wrong. I would like to share with you a chapter from Walking with God Through Grief: Devotions and...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Death and dying, Depression, Emotional pain, Faith, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Grief recovery, Hope, Loneliness, 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, Purpose and meaning, Sadness, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
Sometimes, the grief road can seem very dark. The following is a chapter from Soul Cry: Devotional Prayers for Wounded, Grieving, and Suffering Hearts. If things seem dark to you, I pray this will be an encouragement and comfort to you today. It Feels Dark Here John...
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 | Depression, Emotional pain, Faith, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Healing, Healing from the past, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, Loss of a sibling, loss of a spouse, loss of loved one, Physical illness, Physical symptoms, Sadness, spiritual fatigue, Worry
I’m exhausted. I’m doing what I know to do to take care of myself, but I’m still walking around in a fog. I can’t think straight. My sleep isn’t what it was. My energy level is down. I drag myself out of bed. I drag myself around and out. I drag myself through work...
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,...
