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death of a parent

i lost my dad in a motocycle accident about 5 years ago and it made me go reallt loopy and i turned to sleep around for comfort....has anyone else lost a parent and it mae them g o a bit mad

Reply 1

Juno

20

I'm not mad, just slightly insane

Reply 2

Mad Vlad

19

I dunno whether it sent me loopy... but it certainly had a profound effect on me, it made me really insecure and stuff. I'd say though that I do have my moments of insanity hehe :cool:

Reply 3

Haras Sarah

I have not lost a parent..but my dad had severe depression and tried to commit suicide twice.I am lucky he didn't and admire anyone who has lost a parent and the manner in which they cope with it..you are all brave!I don't know what I would have done...

Reply 4

Haras Sarah

I have not lost a parent..but my dad had severe depression and tried to commit suicide twice.I am lucky he didn't and admire anyone who has lost a parent and the manner in which they cope with it..you are all brave!I don't know what I would have done...

A mate of mine has just lost his mother to a brain haemorage (cannot spell it!) and he has coped with it SO well. I think it is more when you lose it and how in some ways...I think it will have a more profound effect if it happens when a person is in childhood but that doesn't mean if it happens later it is any less sad or doesn't affect a persons behaviour or outlook (learnt a bit about cases and the probs it causes in psych)

Reply 5

F. Poste

My dad died of cancer a few weeks ago- it'll be a month on Saturday.

In terms of going mad, I think I have a little. I knew it was happening for months and months and I went through a really crazy phase of getting hopelessly drunk and doing things I shouldn't have. In the month leading up to his death I got reallyreally drunk a few times and just cried and cried to whoever was listening.

Since he died I can sense a change in me.. I used to be really happy most of the time, and now I just feel miserable sometimes. Sometimes I can't face seeing people. I wander around my halls in my pyjamas a lot more! I'm even worse at meeting deadlines and getting work done- and I was bad before! I had trouble sleeping too.

I know it's only to be expected as his death was so recent, but bleh. I wish I could express my grief in a way that leaves me free to be a bit more functional!

Reply 6

saz_1989

2

My little sister's friend's dad died a couple years ago, she's been so cool about it, I guess she was obviously upset but now she talks about him as if he's just gone away for a bit. Her mum's boyfriend is really cool and she sees him like a kind of uncle or something so I guess that helps.

Reply 7

britishseapower

14

I'm 18 now and lost my dad when I was 16, was depressed for a few months and just got drunk to drown my sorrows but I'm alright now

Reply 8

Haras Sarah

Glad you are alright now BritishSeaPower :smile:

. It will always be with you though...I prob would have done the same as you if my dad had actually...well, you know...with his attempts. Ain't talked to anyone bout though..bar this forum of course!

Reply 9

britishseapower

14

my ex g/fs mum tried to committ suicide a couple of times. I guess it will always be with me but it doesn't really affect my life now i.e. I don't get all depressed when I'm drunk and I don't drink purely as a means for dealing with his death because I think I've got through it. The main reason it was difficult was because he use to work away alot so I was use to him being away therefore it was harder for it to sink in, only really noticed at Christmas and stuff. Think it just takes time.

Reply 10

Trigger

OP

18

its nice to know so many people understand i was 13 when he died and i went completly off the rails and locked myself in my room for days listening to a moby cd over and over again. iwish i hadnt turned to sex for comfort though

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