Is it normal to have periods where you're "okay" during early grief

[fancyabru]

My dad passed away a couple of days ago, for the most part I've been crying constantly and felt heavy sadness in my chest... at the moment I actually feel okay and I'm not crying is this normal? I feel guilty for just being with my two year olds cartoons on in the background.

Do you have periods in grief after crying where you're okay for a short little while?

I'm not okay by the way... but I'm not crying for once. He started declining a week ago so I've cried almost constant for a week.

I'm 25, I just want to know what grief will continue to be like from now? I know we are all different, but I feel like I have a lifetime left of just missing him. I am so sad.

Thank you all for the responses. It's back to being painful and tears again anyway. So the "ok" period was short lived. I really don't know how people get through losing someone that meant the whole world. I can't stop missing him or wondering what was going on underneath the surface when he was unconsciously dying. I wish I could bring him back. I don't feel strong enough to go through this pain. I need my dad💔

Agree that it's normal. When my dad died, I used to wonder what was wrong with me when I had times like that - it made me feel guilty. I learned that that's the way grief works. Maybe the body/mind has to have breaks.

I'm really sorry for your loss.

Of course you do sweetheart, and I'm so, so sorry. All you have to do just now is just keep putting one foot in front of the other. When you're going through hell, the only thing to do is to keep going.

Fancyabru
I'm so sorry for your loss. It's a difficult one as everyone deals with it differently. Some days will be okay, other days the grief will sit with you for a while. It does get easier eventually. Again...... sorry for your loss x big hugs x 🙏💕