losing my mum

It's been a year now without my beautiful mum, and it's possibly been the toughest year for me. I know people say that "time is a healer" and that "the first year is the hardest" but i have still not accepted the fact she is no longer here. I am now 18 and had my first birthday without her and it just wasn't the same, since my mum I have had a tough old journey with my dad hitting the drink heavily and been put in hospital and nearly not making it himself and having a abusive ex boyfriend who made my life hell. Life at the moment is not a nice place and my mind is very dark and all I want is my mum. I haven't spoken to anyone because I just feel like it won't do much good as they can't bring her back and that is the only thing I want. I thought by now I would of had maybe a sign or something from my mum looking down on me but I've had nothing. As it's been a year I would of thought I would of been coping with it a lot better. does it really get any easier??  

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  • Hi Butterfly01, 

     

    I'm so sorry for your loss and everything else that's been happening. I'm glad you've reached out on this forum. 
    I think lots of people seem to have in their minds that loss is something we 'get over'. I'm not sure that we ever do. We get used to it maybe, we adapt, life grows around the grief rather than the grief going away. That's how I see things anyway. Unfortunately you're right - no one can bring her back. But that doesn't mean that talking to someone won't help. You sound like you've had a lot to deal with and at an important time in your life. If you're at school/college is there any support system there? 

  • Hi

    Just reading your advice and I thought thank goodness for your honesty. I'm only 2 moths into losing my much loved Mum. Life can't ever be the same. Time doesn't help, it makes it worst currently. We have no choose but to try and keep going. Only people who have suffered a loss can really under stand.

    In my thoughts.

    regards Jayne

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