DEAR DEIDRE: SINCE Mum died in February I have felt really depressed. She was 62 and had cancer but nobody expected it to be over so soon. I’m in bits. Life has gone downhill quickly since I lost my job in a restaurant. I’ve struggled to find anything due to the virus. I’m 25 and […]
DEAR DEIDRE: SINCE Mum died in February I have felt really depressed. She was 62 and had cancer but nobody expected it to be over so soon. I’m in bits.
Life has gone downhill quickly since I lost my job in a restaurant. I’ve struggled to find anything due to the virus.
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I’m 25 and starting to hate my life. I don’t see anything to live for.
I’m worried thoughts of suicide will come back – as they have in the past, when my mental health was not good.
DEIDRE SAYS: I am so sorry. That is a massive loss to adjust to. It is not surprising you are feeling so low.
Your time of grieving will have been made harder by the time in lockdown, when there is less opportunity for new activities and the company of others to help ease the pain.
Find support through Bereavement UK, which has a members’ forum (bereavement.co.uk).
