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Is it normal to have days where you feel nothing when you are grieving?

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gunge · 26/10/2018 16:47

Lost my MIL recently. DH and I were very close to her and she was very cherished. It's the first significant bereavement I've been through and I'm surprised by my feelings.
Some days they are so intense. I cry, I get angry etc. Some days feel surreal and heightened. Some days have been sheer hell.
Then today I feel nothing, like it didn't happen. I'm sitting here sipping a beer as I always do on a Friday and the kids are watching a movie. It feels like any other day.
DH and I range between being strong for each other to being upset with each other to wanting to make mad passionate love.
It's all totally weird and messed up. I can't envisage just a normal day with normal feelings again.

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GrumpyMiddleAgedWoman · 26/10/2018 16:53

It's totally normal. Some days it will just crumple you and other days you'll feel mostly normal. Gradually the more normal days become more common. It will never entirely go away, but it will get much easier. Hang in there.

FaithInfinity · 26/10/2018 16:55

Yes it’s normal. I think sometimes your brain just can’t do any more feelings for a bit. Sorry for your loss Flowers

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