How do you cope loosing a parent?

Hi, I'm new to this so sorry of I ramble.....

My dad past away from lung cancer just over 2 weeks ago. I went back to work at the beginning of the week but I'm I really struggling to get myself motivated to go or to get up in the mornings. I feel like every morning is groundhog day when I wake up it hits me my dad is no longer here.

Friends and family have said it's good to go back to work because it keeps your mind busy. I'm working one to one with customers and it feels like the last thing I want to do/care about at the moment. Sometimes  I feel like I'm about to explode and I'm worried I might or just cry.

How do you manage to get on with things as normal? Or focus on anything else? Thanks x

 

  • Hello Suu and welcome.  Sorry that you are suffering from the loss of your dad.  His death is very recent so don't expect to have your emotions under control yet.  Grief is a very individual thing and there is no right or wrong way to handle it or any set timescales for it.  It suited me to go back to work quickly after my dad died but it wasn't easy - it was just my way of dealing with things.  Other members of my team needed a lot longer after losing a parent and that was okay too.  Sometimes you can think you are starting to feel better then grief can suddenly come back and bite you on the behind.  It is not something that you can control.  Are you able - and would it help you - to work part-time for a few weeks thus easing yourself back into your work?  The new normal will never be quite the same as the old normal but you will - in your own time - manage to cope with this.  It might help you to chat with the nurses here (Freefone 0808 808 4040) or perhaps ring Cruse Bereavement Care (Freefone 0808 808 1677) who have a good understanding of the ways in which grief can affect you.  And I hope you will keep posting here if this helps relieve your feelings.  Annie