Comments on: How Do I Go On Without Her?

By: Thomas

Thomas — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 19:51:12 +0000

I agree with Nora. I wonder if Willie knows what (s)he’s talking about.
I would suggest that Janine start keeping a journal to get her thoughts & emotions about this experience on paper. It will be really valuable for her to relate to after. there’s so much to say.
My experience is that it’s the left-brain telling you to put one foot in front of the other that will save you from the calamity you are experiencing from your emotional right brain.
-Been there.

By: Willie

Willie — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 12:48:25 +0000

Grief and related emotions are what make us human. We should embrace them and not look for ways to avoid them, as Nora sugests, while drumming up business for her trade.

By: Nora

Nora — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 11:32:47 +0000

I think Janine is having an extreme response here to her mother’s terminal condition, and while I’m very sympathetic, I believe it’s going to get worse. I am a therapist, and my guess is that she is an only child and there was no father in the picture. So the loss will be of more than a mother, it will be the loss of a family.
In my opinon — she will need serious grief therapy. In fact she might consider geting some help now, so she is ready when the time comes.