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, Emotional pain, Families and grief, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Grief recovery, Healing from the past, loss of loved one, Regret, Sadness, Self-destructive behaviors, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain
I can feel myself slipping backwards. The pain is driving me to old, unhealthy habits. These things promise relief, but they’re only quick fixes that never work. Afterwards, the shame and guilt invade, and I feel worse off than before. I feel stuck. Trapped. What can...
by Gary Roe | Anxiety, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Fatigue and Exhaustion, Fear, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Grief recovery, Grief shock, Healing from the past, loss of loved one, Physical symptoms, Purpose and meaning, Regret, Relationships, Sadness, Spiritual suffering, Suffering and Pain
At first, my heart was shattered. I didn’t know how to feel. I was stunned. Then came the pain. The intensity shocked me. Now I live with this pain – this chronic aching. How do I stop this terrible ache in my heart? At first, we’re shocked and stunned. When we...
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 | Death and dying, Depression, Emotional pain, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Grief recovery, Grief shock, grief support, Healing, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, loss of loved one, Purpose and meaning, Regret, Relationships, Sadness, Spiritual questioning, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain
I didn’t get to say goodbye. I didn’t get to hold their hand and look into their eyes. I didn’t get to tell them all they meant to me, to ask forgiveness, or to even say, “I love you.” This is awful. It all feels so unfinished. It’s like I’m in limbo with no closure....
by Gary Roe | Anger management, Anxiety, Death and dying, Depression, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Fatigue and Exhaustion, grief depression, Grief recovery, Grief shock, Healing from the past, Healing from trauma, Hope, loss of loved one, Peace, Physical symptoms, Spiritual questioning, Stress Management, Suffering and Pain
At first, I felt everything. Now, I have trouble feeling anything. It’s like my heart shut down. Am I going to be okay? Is it normal to feel numb? To say that loss is emotional is a gross understatement. The emotional upheaval is one of the first things we notice...
