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Posted by rnny on February 27, 2010, at 16:06:13
I have suffered alot of losses but for me the most intolerable has been pet loss. I truly did not want to live feeling the way I did. I thought being deceased would be much less painful. I was a mental wreck and the physical pain from the grief was enormous.
Posted by Cass on April 2, 2010, at 21:03:36
In reply to Pet loss- for me the worst loss of a lifetime, posted by rnny on February 27, 2010, at 16:06:13
How long did your grief last? I know it isn't always linear; it can come and go, but how long was the worst of it, if it is over.
Posted by rnny on April 24, 2010, at 17:22:52
In reply to Re: Pet loss- for me the worst loss of a lifetime, posted by Cass on April 2, 2010, at 21:03:36
It has come and gone for years. Before she died was terrible because I knew she was going to be dying simply from 'old age'. Knowing she was as old as she was, I was hysterical anticipating her death. But years later I tapped into grief I had been supressing and it was the nightmare from hell when it came out. I was never so emotional about anything in my life in therapy. I truly thought I was having a nervous breakdown or mental breakdown getting in touch with the grief of losing her. She died in 1997 and I am still working on it. I am sorry I can't give you exact times because for some people that is helpful so they can kind of compare notes.
Posted by Dinah on June 2, 2010, at 7:30:23
In reply to Pet loss- for me the worst loss of a lifetime, posted by rnny on February 27, 2010, at 16:06:13
One of the biggest traumas of my life was an accident I caused with the dog I loved beyond life. I accidentally knocked her off the bed with my knee while I was half asleep. She fell wrong and died instantly. That was over twenty years ago now, and it is still more traumatic to me than I can say. I have had other dogs whose deaths still affect me strongly today.
It seems so unfair that loss is built into our relationship with our pets. I'm sorry for your loss.
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