Will it really hurt less over time? Does time truly heal? If only there was a quicker and more effective remedy
After my father died in 1998, I was told this by a lot of people but over time I realized that no, it doesn't hurt less, per se. I found that the pain is always there, it just changes how it hurts and for how long.
All these years later and I'll still have moments where I feel like I'm back in the hospital watching him die, but those moments are no longer as frequent and typically I'm able to switch over to happier memories.
@see_the_sus I truly appreciate you sharing this with me, the hurting is really taking over my daily life/productivity and friendships. I need to remind myself to switch over to happy memories, thank you for that.
@Lilacm
You're very welcome. ♥️
I've never been one to sugarcoat life but I do try to be as gentle as possible.
I was the first in my group of friends to have a parent die & I think if I hadn't been married & had his support, I'd have not coped well with my dad's death. None of my friends knew what to say & so no one said anything, just went on w/ life.
Then I got divorced in '03 and lost all 95% of people I thought were my friends. Again, people don't know what to say so they pull away.