Can life go on? Zerpos: :'( I know this seems sad and I will probably get the same answers I have been getting from everyone else... But I cant even get out of bed because I am so depressed. I cant eat and I have lost alot of weight... Everytime I try to eat I feel like throwing up... I just want to curl up in bed and never move again... I dont go out of the house (only into the backyard to play with my dog every now and again) at all... and people I know just keep telling me I need to be tough.... I HAVE been being tough... I HAVE been trying... But nothing seems real to me anymore... It is like I am here but I am not me... All I do all day long is physically and mentally hurt... I dont have money to see a counselor either because I cant even get up to go get a job... I dont feel like I can do anything... I feel worthless... And scared... and Alone. :'(
Re: Can life go on? ATLfoodie: You are not alone. I felt like that my first 2 weeks. I was laid off and separated on the same day. Take some long walks and get some exercise. Listen to loud music and try doing some things for yourself. Post and get to know some people here. The people here on Ojar helped pull me through some off my darkest hours.
Re: Can life go on? Lumpy: Think of it as a state of shock. You just walked away from a bad accident. Everyone goes into Zombie mode for a bit. Your emotions need time to recover the same way your body would when injured. It gets better.
Re: Can life go on? trapped: Three months confined to my home too shocked and ill and broken to face the world. Just me and my dogs. Im not saying thats the way to go about it.....it was simply the only way I could go about it.
This was just a few months ago. You live through it. It doesnt feel like you will, but you will.
Im here for you. I understand.
HUGE HUGS.
Re: Can life go on? ctrlaltdelete: Yes yes yes! Life does go on. Give yourself time to heal - emotional trauma is so bad because it's concealed, unlike physical trauma. If you were to have open heart surgery, you would need time to heal, no? Unfortunately when we go through emotional trauma we have to carry on - going to work, paying the bills, returning phonecalls, functioning in everyday life, etc. It's so hard to do and sometimes you feel it's not worth it. I completely understand. I'm sure everyone on this board completely understands so you are not alone in this.
Don't give up, though. Lots of us have gone on to learn from our bad experience and move forward to an even better life than we ever imagined. Hope for happiness far greater than you have experienced before. Someday this pain will just be a thing of the past that you remember and thank God you're not there anymore.
You won't always feel this yukky. Each day, over time, will lessen in intensity until you're just okay again. Your reality is changing and that is a painful process, but change always hurts. My Dad always told me that only the things that are worth doing are uncomfortable. Life hurts, but only if you're really living it. I wish you strength and assure you that this will pass and you will feel happy again.
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