struggling to accept the loss of my Dad.

I've posted on this site a few times- but havent been online for at least two months.

My Dad passed away back in October 2018 and everyday it feels as raw as the day he died. I literally never stop thinking of him, and Im so sad thinking hes not here anymore. I feel as though my heart breaks everyday and im constantly so sad. Of course, I miss him more than I could ever try to explain. I still cant seem to get my head around the fact I wont see him again.

Everyone says you will get used to a new normal, but not having my dad here will ever be normal. Its been five months and it some respect its been the longest five months ever, but it also feels as though its flown by. Im 23, and cant bare the idea of having my whole life without him.

I was there through everything, holding his hand right 'till the end, but now I look back with such panic at what he went through. He never changed the whole way through- was the same lovely, kind, funny man he always was. But I feel so much pain thinking that he was just putting on a brave face for me and my family. I know and I've heard so many times that 'hes in a better place and that he wont be in any pain anymore' but all that does to me is reiterates that he was in pain and that towards the end he wasnt in a good place here.

I cry everyday for my Dad- and oddly I dont want that to stop because I dont ever want to accept that hes not here. I just still cant believe hes gone and I'm left without him. I dont feel like I can put into words just how devestated I am but he truly was the only person I knew I could never live without.

Sorry for the rambling- but sometimes I just feel a bit of relief for typing out how Im feeling. Is anyone else in a similar situaition currently?

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  • Aww I am so sorry to hear that your dad has sadly passed away. Reading your post makes me think that I could have wrote exactly the same word for word! I lost my dad in March 2021 and the pain in my heart is enormous. I cannot deal with his loss at all. I miss him with every beat of my heart. I just want to see him one more time, to speak to him one more time, I think about him all day every day. I've had days where I just want to die so I can be with him, I'm not scared of dying anymore, I'm so angry at the world for taking him away and so abruptly too. We had no time, none! I think of the day he left us every day. I run through each step from getting the phone call to holding his hand and begging him to hold on. I'm getting married in 3 weeks and I am not looking forward to it because I need him there with me. People say 'he will be walking by your side' I feel like shouting back at them 'NO HE WONT BE'. How are you doing now? Better I hope XXX

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  • Aww I am so sorry to hear that your dad has sadly passed away. Reading your post makes me think that I could have wrote exactly the same word for word! I lost my dad in March 2021 and the pain in my heart is enormous. I cannot deal with his loss at all. I miss him with every beat of my heart. I just want to see him one more time, to speak to him one more time, I think about him all day every day. I've had days where I just want to die so I can be with him, I'm not scared of dying anymore, I'm so angry at the world for taking him away and so abruptly too. We had no time, none! I think of the day he left us every day. I run through each step from getting the phone call to holding his hand and begging him to hold on. I'm getting married in 3 weeks and I am not looking forward to it because I need him there with me. People say 'he will be walking by your side' I feel like shouting back at them 'NO HE WONT BE'. How are you doing now? Better I hope XXX

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