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, Emotional pain, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Grief recovery, Grief shock, grief support, Guilt, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, loss of loved one, Peace, Physical illness, Physical symptoms, Purpose and meaning, Spiritual growth, Spiritual suffering, Suffering and Pain, Suicidal thoughts, Trauma recovery, Worry
I’m plagued by what I saw. The pictures in my brain will not go away. I add to them other things that I have imagined. These images haunt me. How do I deal with this? How do I get rid of the pictures in my mind? One terrible truth in life is that we can’t un-see...
by Gary Roe | Courageous Living, Death and dying, divorce recovery, Emotional pain, Family relationships, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, Grief recovery, grief support, Guilt, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, loss of a spouse, loss of loved one, Peace, Purpose and meaning, Regret, Self-destructive behaviors, Spiritual growth, Spiritual questioning, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief
After the death of someone we love, guilt usually comes knocking. It can be heavy. Persistent. Relentless. It can feel like the guilt list has no end. What do we do with this? The following is an excerpt from Comfort for Grieving Hearts. I think you’ll be able...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Courageous Living, Decision-making, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Grief recovery, grief support, Guilt, Holiday grief, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Peace, Purpose and meaning, Regret, Sadness, Spiritual growth, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain, Worry
Loss is terribly painful. The grief journey can feel chaotic at times. Especially at around Christmas. For grieving hearts, this season can elevate our pain even further. We can feel sad, angry, depressed, anxious, fearful, guilty, and confused. Emotional overwhelm is...
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Anxiety, Depression, Emotional pain, Faith, Families and grief, Family relationships, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Grief recovery, grief support, Guilt, Holiday grief, Hope, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Purpose and meaning, Spiritual growth, Spiritual suffering, Suffering and Pain, Worry
Loss is terribly painful. The grief journey can be very challenging – especially over the holiday season. Thanksgiving is behind us. Christmas looms ahead. Someone is missing. This hurts. And it’s lonely. Terribly lonely. How do we do this? Here’s a...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Courageous Living, Death and dying, Faith, Families and grief, Family relationships, Fear, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, Grief recovery, Guilt, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Loss of a Child, Loss of a friend, Loss of a parent, loss of a spouse, loss of loved one, Purpose and meaning, Regret, Self-destructive behaviors, Spiritual suffering, Suffering and Pain, Suicide grief
After the death of a loved one, guilt tends to surface. We wonder what we could’ve done that we didn’t. There are things we did and said that we regret. “I feel guilty,” is a common statement from grieving hearts. The following is an excerpt...
