Posted by Broken on March 3, 2007, at 3:17:00
In reply to if we are stuck in the past..., posted by calamityjane on February 17, 2007, at 20:53:47
> My sister accuses me of being "stuck in the past" since I am unable to get over my dad's suicide.
> Then she usually changes the subject or walks away. She has truly accepted his death, while I never have.
>
> My thing is, if I am STUCK in the past, doesnt that mean I am gonna need a little bit of HELP getting UNSTUCK?
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> I am sure I am not the first person to think of this statement, but it dawned on me the other day, and I thought it was accurate.
>
I know this response is way late in arriving, but having "lived in the past" for over twenty years now, I thought I'd respond. I agree with you. I think you'll need help getting unstuck. I still need help getting unstuck. I think some people are just better equipped emotionally, in accepting death, than others. My sister handled it much better than I did. My father died Feb 23, 1984, and last week it hit me hard like it does every year. Just not AS hard as it did before meds and (believe it or not) talking about it here on babble. I sincerely wish you well, I know it's not easy.
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