6 months and I'm still sad

[Laundrydragon]

Dad died suddenly 6 months ago. Mum is moving house now, I just feel so sad.

Ah OP I am so sorry. Six months is absolutely nothing coupled with the upheaval of your Mum moving house. Is she moving from your childhood home?

I'm so sorry, losing a parent brings unspeakable sadness which can creep up on you for a long time.

My loss has been 6 years and I still feel sad . It’s still such early days OP. Go easy on yourself x

That’s understandable @Laundrydragon, you will have memories attached to the house I’m guessing? It really does get better, I promise.

6 months is no time you will be sad

6 months really is nothing. Everyone is different but for me it took 1.5-2 years till i was somewhat back to normal and happy on a regular basis and not thinking about it every minute. Over 10 years later and it still creeps up on me sometimes but it is what it is.

Of course you're still sad, six months is no time at all. I too lost my dad six months ago, my mum died 11 years ago. Slow and steady wins the race. Be kind to yourself, he was in your life for many years, you cannot expect to get over it in six months.

I hear you. My Dad died in March, not entirely unexpectedly, but still unexpectedly quickly, if that makes any sense. My mother is now on her own but has put her name down for sheltered accommodation as and when it comes up because she is isolated and depressed. So she will move house as soon as she can now too.

It will be my childhood home that she will move out of, although I haven't lived there for over 30 years, just visited. It just feels like so many important parts of the life of our family are suddenly coming to a close all at once, not just the loss of my Dad (although that is the major one of course). The certainty that nothing will ever be the same again and we just have to adapt somehow.

I suppose that feels similar for you?

In reality, I can see that 6 months is still very early days. Those of us who have recently lost someone so close, especially a parent, are still learning to live with what has happened.

You aren't alone. It is awful. But we will get there I guess.