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 | Depression, Families and grief, Forgiveness, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Grief recovery, Guilt, Hope, 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, Relationships, Sadness, Worry
How Do I Deal with All the Guilt I Feel? I feel guilty. I should have known. I should have said or done something different. I said and did things I shouldn’t have. I messed up. I’m to blame. It’s my fault. How do I deal with all the guilt I feel? Our anger looks for...
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, 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, 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...