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Kittycow

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6. Compassionate Friends website has stories from other bereaved parents
Tue Jan 19, 2021, 05:10 PM
Jan 2021

that I found comforting. I also went to a licensed psychologist that my Blue Cross Blue Shield Medi-gap insurance covered.

She gave me tools to help manage my grief, esp in the early stages when I wore my grief like a second skin.

Mainly I went to be able to tell someone my deepest thoughts that I couldn't tell my family. I'm really glad I went.

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This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2021 #1
Thank you. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2021 #9
This message was self-deleted by its author Chin music Jan 2021 #12
Dark n Stormy Knight...re: groups to help with grieving... Upthevibe Jan 2021 #2
So sorry to hear of your loss, Up SheltieLover Jan 2021 #4
Thank you, Up. I'll look for that later on. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2021 #5
Therapists, generally, are respectful of spiritual preferences SheltieLover Jan 2021 #3
Hey, Sheltie. Thanks for all the info & suggestions you've shared. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2021 #7
Yw, Dark! SheltieLover Jan 2021 #10
Funny you should mention the gratitude journal. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2021 #13
Yaaaaay! SheltieLover Jan 2021 #14
Well, this is what happens when the insomnia means not just Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2021 #22
Compassionate Friends website has stories from other bereaved parents Kittycow Jan 2021 #6
Thanks for sharing that, Kitty. Dark n Stormy Knight Jan 2021 #8
It's damn rough, that's for sure. Kittycow Jan 2021 #15
So sorry to hear of your loss, Kitty! SheltieLover Jan 2021 #11
You're welcome :) Kittycow Jan 2021 #16
I know exactly what you mean from 1st hand experience SheltieLover Jan 2021 #17
... Kittycow Jan 2021 #18
... SheltieLover Jan 2021 #19
You guys are the best Kittycow Jan 2021 #20
What you said, Kitty! SheltieLover Jan 2021 #21
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