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[quote=Anonymous]I’m sorry op.  I lost my mom in 1986 and my dad in 2013.  I had a really hard time for years after I lost my mom.  I was only 18 at the time and I was very stuck in my grief for ages.   I felt very similarly to you for decades.

I will say that I saw a therapist and she really helped me work through it.   One of the things she taught me about grief is that the only way past it is through it.  You have to feel it in order to move past it to the phase of acceptance.  I say this with love and compassion as someone who’s been there, but I think you may still be stuck in the actively grieving phase.

Therapy can help, rituals can help, making art can help.  Those are the things that helped me. I still miss my parents and am sad about what I’ve missed and what they missed in my life, but I’ve accepted that it is what it is.   I also have a faith practice where I truly believe I will see them again, and that comforts me.

My heart goes out to you.  I hope you find healing ahead of you.  [/quote]

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