Lost my soulmate 3 months ago

[ScottishLassie]

We had quite a complicated situation but we eventually ended up together. After 7 months she developed sepsis and died unexpectedly. There was family problems on her side I never attended funeral or anything, family gave grief whole time while in hospital. Im just finding it so hard. I never got to say good bye to her. So much plans but now she's just gone. I'm absolutely heartbroken. Devasted even 3 months on I still cry everyday for her I feel so lost. My family have been supporting me but I just don't feel they understand the loss I'm feeling. And the depth of grief. She was my best pal. Not only my soulmate my pal. My god. I'm so hurt inside at this loss. I don't know why I thought of coming on this. I don't know what I'm supposed to write. I just need to vent. So let's see what happens cheers guys or w/e I call yous. Thanks 

[JoyR]

I'm sorry for your loss. No timeline in grieving. We welcome you on this forum and understand very well what you're feeling. As all of us here are still trying our best. 

I'm sorry you never got to fully grieve your pal and loved one. It's very hard to understand the stages of grief as some like myself fluctuate through them all. 

You feel you didn't get closure and that's normal. For most of us wish to have at least one more day,hour,or goodbye and even those who have still won't find comfort. As the pain of them no longer here with us is something we can't imagine,plan for, and no words will be good enough. We just try. It'll never go away and it's hard for others to understand unless you've been through it. 

And we still will feel how we feel. I will hope you come here to express your feelings and let it out. Say whatever comes to mind. We are not here to judge. Vent as much as you like. I'm sure a few friends here will also reach out to you and offer words of wisdom and guidance in how to cope with your grief and it's ok . 

[KayC]

I am so sorry for your loss, and sorry for how her family is being.  If it were me dying I would want my family to embrace the one I love...but as it is, it went the opposite way.  We also went through a lot to be together.  I never dreamed he'd die so soon!  We were supposed to grow old together, that was the plan!

Three months is still very very fresh and raw.  It took me about three years just to process his death...meanwhile I was in grief fog, couldn't focus, things I enjoyed doing before no longer interested me. Friends disappeared immediately, so did his family!  I know it's uncomfortable for them, they see their own mortality or that of their partner, I get that, but how did they think I felt?  Not only did I lose my husband, best friend, soul mate, but my friends ghosted me too?!  

I wrote this article of the things I'd found that helped me, number one being to take one day at a time.  I hope something in it is of help to you, if not now, maybe on down the road...this journey does not end but it's ever evolving.

TIPS TO MAKE YOUR WAY THROUGH GRIEF

There's no way to sum up how to go on in a simple easy answer, but I encourage you to read the other threads here, little by little you will learn how to make your way through this.  I do want to give you some pointers though, of some things I've learned on my journey.

• Take one day at a time.  The Bible says each day has enough trouble of it's own, I've found that to be true, so don't bite off more than you can chew.  It can be challenging enough just to tackle today.  I tell myself, I only have to get through today.  Then I get up tomorrow and do it all over again.  To think about the "rest of my life" invites anxiety.
• Don't be afraid, grief may not end but it evolves.  The intensity lessens eventually.
• Visit your doctor.  Tell them about your loss, any troubles sleeping, suicidal thoughts, anxiety attacks.  They need to know these things in order to help you through it...this is all part of grief.
• Suicidal thoughts are common in early grief.  If they're reoccurring, call a suicide hotline.  I felt that way early on, but then realized it wasn't that I wanted to die so much as I didn't want to go through what I'd have to face if I lived.  Back to taking a day at a time.  Suicide Hotline - Call 1-800-273-8255
• Give yourself permission to smile.  It is not our grief that binds us to them, but our love, and that continues still.
• Try not to isolate too much.  
• There's a balance to reach between taking time to process our grief, and avoiding it...it's good to find that balance for yourself.  We can't keep so busy as to avoid our grief, it has a way of haunting us, finding us, and demanding we pay attention to it!  Some people set aside time every day to grieve.  I didn't have to, it searched and found me!
• Self-care is extremely important, more so than ever.  That person that would have cared for you is gone, now you're it...learn to be your own best friend, your own advocate, practice self-care.  You'll need it more than ever.
• Recognize that your doctor isn't trained in grief, find a professional grief counselor that is.  We need help finding ourselves through this maze of grief, knowing where to start, etc.  They have not only the knowledge, but the resources.
• In time, consider a grief support group.  If your friends have not been through it themselves, they may not understand what you're going through, it helps to find someone somewhere who DOES "get it". 
• Be patient, give yourself time.  There's no hurry or timetable about cleaning out belongings, etc.  They can wait, you can take a year, ten years, or never deal with it.  It's okay, it's what YOU are comfortable with that matters.  
• Know that what we are comfortable with may change from time to time.  That first couple of years I put his pictures up, took them down, up, down, depending on whether it made me feel better or worse.  Finally, they were up to stay.
• Consider a pet.  Not everyone is a pet fan, but I've found that my dog helps immensely.  It's someone to love, someone to come home to, someone happy to see me, someone that gives me a purpose...I have to come home and feed him.  Besides, they're known to relieve stress.  Well maybe not in the puppy stage when they're chewing up everything, but there's older ones to adopt if you don't relish that stage.
• Make yourself get out now and then.  You may not feel interest in anything, things that interested you before seem to feel flat now.  That's normal.  Push yourself out of your comfort zone just a wee bit now and then.  Eating out alone, going to a movie alone or church alone, all of these things are hard to do at first.  You may feel you flunked at it, cried throughout, that's okay, you did it, you tried, and eventually you get a little better at it.  If I waited until I had someone to do things with I'd be stuck at home a lot.
• Keep coming here.  We've been through it and we're all going through this together.
• Look for joy in every day.  It will be hard to find at first, but in practicing this, it will change your focus so you can embrace what IS rather than merely focusing on what ISN'T.  It teaches you to live in the present and appreciate fully.  You have lost your big joy in life, and all other small joys may seem insignificant in comparison, but rather than compare what used to be to what is, learn the ability to appreciate each and every small thing that comes your way...a rainbow, a phone call from a friend, unexpected money, a stranger smiling at you, whatever the small joy, embrace it.  It's an art that takes practice and is life changing if you continue it.
• Eventually consider volunteering.  It helps us when we're outward focused, it's a win/win.

(((hugs))) Praying for you today.