by Gary Roe | Anger management, Emotional pain, Families and grief, Family relationships, Forgiveness, God and Grief, Grief and Loss, grief depression, grief pain, Grief recovery, Grief shock, grief support, Healing from the past, Honesty and Transparency, Loneliness, loss of loved one, Purpose and meaning, Relationships, Spiritual growth, Spiritual suffering, Stress Management, Worry
People I counted on disappeared.Everyone was supportive at first.Then, poof. No calls. No emails. No texts.What happened?I feel abandoned.Where did everyone go? People don’t know what to do with grief. This is strange considering we all deal with loss along the way....
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, 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...
