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Since my husband died, I seem to have lost my sense of purpose.
I feel I am now just waiting to die. I have friends , read, & do volunteer work
but still feel empty. K
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Hi Kay,
I saw a post in a different Mayo forum today that described the five different kinds of grief and one of them sounds like what you and one other person on this thread are experiencing. I had not heard of this before. My heart goes out to you both and I hope you might find a grief counselor to help facilitate healing❤️
Janet
Complicated Grief: A.K. A. prolonged grief disorder, where grief is intense, prolonged and significantly impacts daily life. Characterized by intense longing, inability to accept the loss and difficulty engaging in daily activities.
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That is more or less how I feel. It will soon be four years but the pain seems greater, not lesser. Unlike you I do not have friends. This has always been the case for me. I have been aware of this for years. Unhappily I do not know the reason why I do not "click." If I did I would try to do something to fix it. I am getting close to 91 years old but I am still in pretty good health. But I do not feel I am really living. I am just existing, waiting for the end.