I lost my mum 6 months ago I’m scared and not coping well

in March this year I lost my mum to pancreatic cancer. We didn’t know she had it until later on and she literally died 6 days after she was diagnosed. It all happened very quick and I’m still not coping well. I feel depressed all the time and just not sure what to do with my life. I moved away to get away from everything and try to be happy but nothing seems to

be changing. I feel so helpless I’m 20 years old I feel so young to be dealing with this :(

  • Hi. I’m really sorry to hear about your mum. I only joined this group a few minutes ago and I saw your post and how young you are and just wanted to reply. It’s so hard and so painful losing a parent. My dad died when I was 41 and I had a terrible time coming to terms with it. It was 6 months between diagnosis and him dying so you must be in shock over your mum. Have you thought about getting some counselling? That may help you with your grief. I wrote a diary after my dad as I couldn’t remember one day from the next, in time I was able to look back at it and see that I had coped a little better every few days. It’s just so difficult to come to terms with. Make sure you have a good circle of people looking out for you. Take care