Allow those around you to help you back on your feet and be kind to yourself until you’re ready to move forward, says Mariella Frostrup
The dilemma It’s only been a few weeks since my husband took his own life, but now the reality is starting to sink in and I feel completely overwhelmed by fear about what the future holds. I’m nearly 40, no children, and was with my husband since I was a teenager. He was my first real boyfriend and my best friend, and his death came as a complete shock. Aside from feeling immense guilt about his death, I was already anxious about living and ageing alone – and now I am living my greatest fear.
I don’t intend or want to be with someone else soon, but when I look online it seems that the odds of someone my age finding love again are unlikely at best. I can’t face the next few decades living alone. I try to see the positives, but my overriding thought is: “What’s the point?” I am struggling to see how life can be enjoyable again now that my husband and best friend is gone.
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