Losing Parent while in your 20’s

I am so so sorry. I lost my mom when I was 33 to breast cancer and it was such a traumatic experience. I know it’s not fun to ask for help, but you need to ask. People don’t often know what to do when someone is grieving so giving them direction on what you need will help you. Also, be easy with yourself. It’s only been 2 months. Honestly the first year was the hardest for me. It never gets “easy,” but time does take the sharpness of the pain away. Do you have anyone you can talk to? A friend? Are you in therapy? Sending you a big hug. Losing our moms is really difficult. I’m so sorry again.

Hi I’m so so sorry for your loss I lost my mother as well a few months ago and I know how difficult it is I’m not going to say it’s okay because it’s not and sadly we have to learn to live with the pain but as time passes it will lessen it will always hurt but not as bad in the future just know your mother is with you always! you’ll always have her in your heart and memories and she is with you spiritually. Remember to try to have the best day you can everyday in memory of her. You got this I believe in you❤️ you’re not alone

I am terribly sorry for your lost sir , I hope that your mother finds peace. I lost my Grandmother I really loved him I used to cry to much then I found out that I must live my life and they found peace using my Islam believes. I don't know if you are religious if so deal with this acceptance and move one It is hard but you can move one .

Very sorry for your loss. I lost my Dad when I was a child long ago and sometimes still bothers me . Time does heal all wounds at least to a large extent . I still acknowledge the date of his death and his birthday even though he passed in the 1970s .

I can relate in certain ways with your situation personally, I still remember seeing my Dad being carried out on a stretcher from the house . I also can remember seeing him on the bedroom floor when he passed his eyes were open . I can even remember the guys that carried him out had bumped his head due to them having a hard time getting him into the back door of the ambulance. Trauma and not being able to really forget about this lasts a very long time for me . Do your best to consider grieve counseling. Feel free to add any other thoughts, I would like to provide you with emotional 😭 support .

I understand and agree with you , same with both my parents are gone . It will get a little easier with time though as cliched as that sounds . When you are able to try to be the best version of your and do positive things in honor of your Mother .

That is yourself

I lost my dad when I was 22 which was 6 years ago. It’s never easy and I experienced my father have a heart attack and paramedics trying to revive him and it didn’t work in the end. See someone asap to learn how to grieve properly. The whole situation activated my OCD to an extreme after that. Be safe and be strong. I’m sorry for your loss but you always have the community to be here for you man.

I lost my dad just after my 30th birthday, and it absolutely gutted me. We were very close, and it was sudden. It's been 5 years now, and I can tell you that time will help. What I would encourage you to do is write down everything you can remember about them somewhere and keep it safe. As pain fades, unfortunately, so do the good memories. Write them down now. Good luck to you.

So sorry for your huge loss. ❤️ I'm a lot older (almost 62) and was lucky to have both my parents for a very long time (my mom died at 96 and my Dad at 95 ; he died 7/28/22) my Dad was my favorite person and my biggest support all my life. I stayed with him the last year of his life after he fell in our family home since 1965. That time was precious that I stayed with him. I always dreaded losing them kinda hoped I'd go first but you do get through it all even though you don't think you will. Like someone else said after over a year it still rots but it's not as traumatic. Unfortunately we can't do anything about it. I am somewhat religious so that helped and one of my friends who lost her mom at 92 sent me a beautiful card saying to go easy on myself it's such a difficult time. I used to cry a lot but now not as much. Our parents would want us to live our best lives. Let out your sadness and grief but keep moving forward. I think the idea about finding a grief support group is great. Talking to people who care and have gone through it definitely helped me. Talk to us here, too. The pain will lessen and we still have the chance to eventually live a meaningful life. Be gentle and kind to yourself. Sending you lots of support. 🙏

I’m so sorry.. I know this pain, unfortunately, all too well. I lost my mother when I was 27 years old. I’m sorry that you feel like you’re not getting the support you were hoping to receive at this time.. I know that must be hard. You have us, though! I’ve had to lean on people through this app, and it’s been a lifeline for me at times. You’ll get through this. If you’re looking for therapy, I believe there are some resources, sometimes through churches (regardless of your beliefs) who might can point you in the right direction for therapists who offer a sliding scale (pay what you can afford) ..I hope this helps. Just know you’re not alone and it will get easier with time. I know it may not seem that way now, but it will be ok.

I'm so sorry for your loss. Losing a parent when you're young is so difficult ❤️. I was 24 when my mom passed away.