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Originally Posted by cln1812
Are you mourning for the loss of someone in your life? Maybe not even death, just someone moving away, a lost friendship?
I haven't had these feelings with BP (though it is my understanding that while BP may get better with treatment, it is there lifelong), but I have with anorexia. It was so tied up with my identity of myself. I mourned the loss of it HARD (and that's even without losing the stupid eating disorder 100%). But maybe it was the super low weights, the clothing sizes from the childrens' sections even though I was in my 20s. Crazy thing to mourn, but I did. I felt lost too, like who was I, if I wasn't the skinniest girl in the room, the person with the obvious case of anorexia? I had to figure out who I was, and that wasn't easy.
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No, not really. I'm taking a job that's going to be better for me and repairing my relationship, but it's not nearly as exciting as what I've done through my career. I'm mourning the loss of my a part of my professional self
The job is causing a move. We built my dream home two years ago. I'm mourning the loss of the house which I know is a bit silly.
I'm mourning the relationship with my kids that I've talked about adnauseum here.
There are reasons I chose to fight for my marriage but I had to sacrifice some things. I'm mourning the loss of that.
I'm much better now. My cry was very cathartic. So, I'm sure it was mourning and not depression.