My mum passed 4 days ago and now I feel nothing

Hi I'm new to the page and this is my first post but I didn't know where else to get some real answers. 
my mum was diagnosed in July 2018 with stage 4 lung cancer. Long story short it spread to her brain about 12 mi the later and just recently her bones. Until February this year when she had her last radiotherapy in the brain she was doing amazingly well and as a family we were dealing with each knock back and so proud of how she was coping. 
she passed away on Monday after deteriorating quite rapidly. The first 2 days I couldn't stop crying. My heart physically hurt. But since yesterday I feel nothing. It's so strange. I know what's happened obviously but I just feel like I should be feeling sadder if that makes sense. We were extremely close and had a fantastic relationship. Is this normal ? 
 

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  • Hey. 
    I am really sorry to hear about your mum. I lost my mum in March 2021, and I have felt all kinds of emotions- including feeling numb. 
    It's normal to feel these emotions. I think the feeling numb, is a state of shock, and you're currently on survival mode. Either way, I want you to know, it's okay to feel any emotion. 
    You have lost your mum, the person that carried you for 9 months, the person that loved you unconditionally. This is one of the greatest losses you'll ever go through in life, if not the worst loss, so please don't be so hard on yourself. It's okay to feel nothing, or everything at once. Just know you're not alone. 
     

    It's still early days. Allow yourself to process what has happened, grieve, cry, scream, shout. It's okay. 
     

    With time, the pain won't be as intense, and you'll learn to live with the loss. But you'll cherish all the memories you had with your mum. She is a part of you, your mum is half of you.

    Sending you lots of love and prayers. Xxx

  • I have since come to realise that there are no hard and fast rules in this grief. I have had so many emotions since writing this original post it's hard to even put in to words. Thank you for your reply. It definitely helped. Baby steps xx

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