i cant cope with my mums death.

im 16 and in my final year at school. last year just after my birthday she told me she had pancreas cancer, it was tough for me but i knew after googling about it that it wad a death sentence. On the 27th december she died at 10:10am as she caught covid at her hospice and we think with the cancer and covid that it was too much for her but she was so strong to fight for how long she did. i went back to school on monday because im in my final year and have exams soon, but whatever i do all i can think about is that i cant see her again for the rest of my life, and i just feel jealous of everyone and their perfect families and angry when they complain about stupid things because id die myself to argue with her again. everyday gets harder and harder, struggling to even get up, dragging myself to school, sitting in every lesson just thinking and pretending im fine and im sick of everybody, my friends, my teachers, even random people just tredding water around me, i know they mean well but i just want to be treated like a human and not the boy that everyone knows mum died. also, i keep feeling physical pain in my chest when i think about her and grieving just isnt easy and im angry with myself because i know all she would want is for me to be happy but i cant even force myself to, everyday i just dread having to put on a smile and act like im happy when all i think about is her. i miss her so much.

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  • I am so sorry you are being forced to feel all of these terrible emotions and being so young as well. I am so very very sorry for your loss, there are no words that could ease the pain, unfortunately. And I get that.

    I have lost my mom 1st December 2021. 2 weeks before she turned 55 to throat and lung cancer. I have never seen this coming and was 100% positive we will get through this until almost the very end. I still consider this happened to me at a very young age and I am 33! 

    I just want to share some of the things that I found helpful which hopefully could bring you some comfort too:

    1. Apparently there is a huge Grief Community on Instagram for young people who have lost their loved one, which is an absolutele safe space with lots of support and understanding from people of the same age, going through the same experiences. It is hard for people around, who have never dealt with loss to understand exactly what you are feeling and that's OK. But sharing your feelings with someone who gets it, can be very comforting and therapeutic. I suggest you check it out by typing in 'grief' or 'loss' and do a little search. There were examples of people who have lost their parent during the exams and I think you could find some common ground with that too. 

    2. Grief podcasts. Listening to people sharing similar experiences and feelings after loosing a parent is somehow reasuring. Simply understanding that the emotions you are feeling are absolutely normal and finding ways to grief that would bring you peace rather than crushing pain and so much more. I normally listen this on Spotify, to mention a few - 'the grief sofa' to 'not so linear' and so many more. I suggest you do your own research, its really easy to find what is suitable for you. 

    3. There is this Grief community 'Let's talk about loss' across the UK for young people aged 18-35 but I am sure if you would reach out to them, even being 16, you will get lots of useful information on what steps to take to put yourself up to a better place or someone to talk to. This can make a HUGE difference, trust me.

    Either way, from personal view, my mom was my bestest friend in the whole world, I would tell her anything and everything. Since she lived in Spain and me in UK, we used to talk over the phone at least for 1-2 hours (sometimes more) every day. And at that time, I would go for a walk to the park near my home. 

    As sad as it is now, not being able to talk to her, I put my headphones, put a podcast on, or call a friend or someone close to talk to (at this point it could be someone from grief community too) and go for long walks, which helps me to put all that tense energy out, do some excerise, put my thoughts into order, often simply cry my eyes out. But this helps. You cannot keep all of these feelings and emotions within you as it will find ways out and ways you most likely won't be able to control to. 

    Grief is a rollercoaster with lots of curves and knots but you will go through this. We will go through this. Please do not make yourself be in this alone. The help and support is out there. 

    Please feel free to reach out to me if you want to talk, I am here for you. And everything is going to be just fine. 

     

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  • I am so sorry you are being forced to feel all of these terrible emotions and being so young as well. I am so very very sorry for your loss, there are no words that could ease the pain, unfortunately. And I get that.

    I have lost my mom 1st December 2021. 2 weeks before she turned 55 to throat and lung cancer. I have never seen this coming and was 100% positive we will get through this until almost the very end. I still consider this happened to me at a very young age and I am 33! 

    I just want to share some of the things that I found helpful which hopefully could bring you some comfort too:

    1. Apparently there is a huge Grief Community on Instagram for young people who have lost their loved one, which is an absolutele safe space with lots of support and understanding from people of the same age, going through the same experiences. It is hard for people around, who have never dealt with loss to understand exactly what you are feeling and that's OK. But sharing your feelings with someone who gets it, can be very comforting and therapeutic. I suggest you check it out by typing in 'grief' or 'loss' and do a little search. There were examples of people who have lost their parent during the exams and I think you could find some common ground with that too. 

    2. Grief podcasts. Listening to people sharing similar experiences and feelings after loosing a parent is somehow reasuring. Simply understanding that the emotions you are feeling are absolutely normal and finding ways to grief that would bring you peace rather than crushing pain and so much more. I normally listen this on Spotify, to mention a few - 'the grief sofa' to 'not so linear' and so many more. I suggest you do your own research, its really easy to find what is suitable for you. 

    3. There is this Grief community 'Let's talk about loss' across the UK for young people aged 18-35 but I am sure if you would reach out to them, even being 16, you will get lots of useful information on what steps to take to put yourself up to a better place or someone to talk to. This can make a HUGE difference, trust me.

    Either way, from personal view, my mom was my bestest friend in the whole world, I would tell her anything and everything. Since she lived in Spain and me in UK, we used to talk over the phone at least for 1-2 hours (sometimes more) every day. And at that time, I would go for a walk to the park near my home. 

    As sad as it is now, not being able to talk to her, I put my headphones, put a podcast on, or call a friend or someone close to talk to (at this point it could be someone from grief community too) and go for long walks, which helps me to put all that tense energy out, do some excerise, put my thoughts into order, often simply cry my eyes out. But this helps. You cannot keep all of these feelings and emotions within you as it will find ways out and ways you most likely won't be able to control to. 

    Grief is a rollercoaster with lots of curves and knots but you will go through this. We will go through this. Please do not make yourself be in this alone. The help and support is out there. 

    Please feel free to reach out to me if you want to talk, I am here for you. And everything is going to be just fine. 

     

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