My brain has suddenly focused on this type of grief and it is causing me to have no appetite and always feeling down which i feel is depression i dont know how to deal with this as i have tried breathing methods and listening to calm music but the feeling of this just will not go away.
Hi there productiveelm9020, thank you for reaching out today!
I am not too sure what your grief is about, but the fact that is has taken over your thoughts, affected your appetite, and left you feeling consistently down, that is your mind and body telling you that something needs to be address and it is not something that breathing exercises and calm music could work through. This is not to say that they are useless, they are better at managing mild stress than processing deep grief.
Grief has a way of surfacing suddenly and refusing to be reasoned away, and that can feel really disorienting, especially if you weren’t expecting it to hit this hard.
I would like to understand better. Would you be comfortable in sharing what type of grief you are currently experiencing and how long have you felt this way?
If you are keen, you can always reach out to Mindline 1771 or WhatsApp at 6669-1771 to share about it with someone.
Hello, i have been feeling this way for the past few days and the grief is about the fact that i will lose my loved ones one day which my brain is taking really hard but i dont know why.
I hear you, that fear is valid and really normal to have, but the fact that your brain has suddenly latched onto this and won’t let go can feel really destabilizing, especially when nothing has actually happened yet to trigger it.
The loss of appetite and low mood you mentioned make sense in this context. You’re essentially pre-grieving, and your nervous system is responding as though the loss is already happening. That’s exhausting.
The hard truth is that there’s no way to think your way out of this one, which is probably why the breathing exercises and calm music haven’t touched it. This kind of grief usually needs to be felt and processed rather than managed away.
A few things that sometimes help with this is talking to someone you trust about how you’re feeling, spending quality time with the loved ones you’re worried about losing and gently reminding yourself that the love you feel for them is something to cherish rather than fear.