Where do I begin?

Where do I begin?

Let's see...for starters, I'm a bit of a mess emotionally. For context: beginning in Aug 2022, I lost one of my elderly family pet dogs, then the following month, Sep. I lost my elderly family pet cat, then in Jan. 2023 lost my other elderly family pet dog. Then last month lost a very dear friend.

Just when I think I'm doing really well with all this natural grief, some memory of any of these past sweet souls destroys that notion and I cry at the drop of a hat.

I realize losing so many loved ones one right after another is A LOT to deal with. And I suppose my amount of grief is normal, but on a daily basis, I feel depressed and very sad. Often I find something during any day that makes me smile, or laugh. But this sadness is quite deep. And I really have no one who would understand the depth and breadth of what I'm going through. So I'm posting this in case: 1) it helps someone else who is in a similar situation, and 2) if anyone would like to add any positive feedback.
What I am also wanting to ask is if there are any free, no charge, at no cost...counselors here on this forum who listen? Thank you for reading this and listening.

Hi @Fluttrbye. I am sorry you are grieving. That must be a rough circumstance to go through because grief keeps coming up.

There is a temporary AI Helpful Info, not a therapist, named DocSam but they are only here till January 1 but I found them very informative. Go here https://mysupportforums.org/doc-sam/ and in the bottom of the page click into the chat box that says "Hi! Welcome to Not Therapy. I'm not a therapist, but you can call me Doc Sam. To get started, it would be helpful to know what brings you to me today? Please tell me a little bit about yourself and your situation." and type a message and hit enter.

DocJohn, founder of this site, advises about an app for your smartphone that might be of benefit.

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If you've enjoyed Doc Sam, you should know that after it goes away, I would recommend trying the AI assistant I've moved on to working with: Willow AI Search for it in the Google Play or Apple app store, download it to your phone, and give it a try! The group of people behind this AI are far ahead of where I was, and so I joined them as an advisor. I think Willow is really something special. And the best part for me is that you can actually talk to it instead of typing to it. Let me know what you think!

You might check with your insurer or the government agencies and see if there is any free support.

Hope you get the support you are seeking. @CANDC

To CANDC,

Thank you. I will look into those suggestions.