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Death of my wife: Don't know how to move on

Loss & Grief | Last Active: Jan 14, 2023 | Replies (25)

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@lilypaws

@charlieindia I am so sorry for you after the lost of your wife. I know you did everything for her for I can tell you are very loving person.
My experience of death was at age 18. I loved my husband and he ran around a lot, but did marry me, I loved him so much. He died of a car accident only after 11 days of being married and our best friend, who was only a Senior in High school, also died with him. Of course this has been 50 years ago. 1969. They will always be in my heart. My mom commited suicide at age 69. I had lots of counseling.
So is that something you might want to do? It does help. I got remarried in 1971 almost too soon, so don't be in a hurry, but do start being friends with women that attract you. It's not too much of a chance they would die before you. I know it's scary. You may have to see a Psychitrist it wouldn't be bad to start on some medicine, since you do sound depressed. I am on Lexapro, Lamicatal, and klonopin. My family has mental illness in our family..
Even my son who is Bipolar 1 and we have no contact with him There's many things before that could have caused it. Bipolar 1. He had a wife who is controlling, I'm glad she's with him, but I feel that's one reason we no contact. They have an 8 year old daughter, which was born on my birthday. I haven't seen her since she was 3, except for skyping at her grand mothers in Chicago But this year my son and his wife with my granddaughter are not going to Chicago because of the Covid-19. They are both professors, but my son can't teach because of his illness, but his wife is a very successful and got her tenour (SP) at Duke, but live in NYC now and she at Columbia. She even talked my son out of coming to Iowa for hie grandmothers funeral. We can't mail anything to them and have to mail it to the other grandmother in Chicago and she forwards it.to my Marlowe (granddaughter
I'm sorry for talkng so much about me. Take care, You will be in my thoughts and prayers.

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Thank you for these encouraging and comforting words. i will consider going for counselling. I'am sorry too for the loss of your husband and mother. it may have been long time but memories don't age.

@lilypaws your daughter in law is controlling to make herself feel in control.Your son's illness might be all consuming for her. Being highly educated doesn't eliminate the possibility that she is withholding information from you because she is unable to let go at all. Or worse blames you for something that you didn't cause. It may not have been a good idea for him to attend the funeral. He isn't in a good place and she may have too much on her plate to have compassion for you. I would be great if she could communicate with you directly. It just may be too much for her to handle. Have you ever researched bipolar1 I thought it was a gene passed down randomly. Had you ever let her think you thought it was her fault? I can image she's hyper sensitive knowing that she can't fix it. Take care of yourself it's not your burden to carry. Try not to dwell on it. My mother and brother were bipolar. It was horrendous but I survived. Our younger sister on her 69th BD called tell me that she resented me because life was so easy for me. I find that amusing. Stay resolute and survive.