Am I becoming mentally ill?!


Question: Here goes. My grandma died in January who I lived with and helped care for with my mum. When she died, I didn't really grieve like my mum did. I just kept imaging her upstairs in bed or still waiting for us to visit her at the hospital.

I've now got an obsession with mum. I won't let her out my sight incase something happens to her or if I never see her again. She's the only family i've got, who I love. If she goes into the garden i'm watching out the window, when she nips to the post box down the street I follow her to make sure she gets there safely.

On top of that I'm also trying to find answers in if heaven is real and that my grandma has gone there. If I didn't believe anymore in an afterlife and heaven with the thought of never seeing her again, I don't know how i'd cope.

Anybody any advice or suggestions


Answers: Here goes. My grandma died in January who I lived with and helped care for with my mum. When she died, I didn't really grieve like my mum did. I just kept imaging her upstairs in bed or still waiting for us to visit her at the hospital.

I've now got an obsession with mum. I won't let her out my sight incase something happens to her or if I never see her again. She's the only family i've got, who I love. If she goes into the garden i'm watching out the window, when she nips to the post box down the street I follow her to make sure she gets there safely.

On top of that I'm also trying to find answers in if heaven is real and that my grandma has gone there. If I didn't believe anymore in an afterlife and heaven with the thought of never seeing her again, I don't know how i'd cope.

Anybody any advice or suggestions

id say those are all normal problems, not mental illness.
believe it or not, the kinds of things you are experiencing with your mom are not uncommon, i mean, with a loss of a loved one you may begin questioning things such as exactly what happens to us when we pass, which are also common.
i would assume.

well, id say that being worried about your mom is one thing but if you are feeling likes its becoming unhealthy for you to worry so much, then maybe you should take intervals of separation, maybe a few hours a day, then reinsurance for the both of you at the end of these periods to see that both you and your mom are okay.
gradually increase the time, and maybe even take a few days away from her.
keep a phone handy in case the anxiety becomes too much, but don't abuse it if you did try my suggestion.

its like facing your fears, which may be in dire need of confronting.

and as for your question of fate, personally i believe that we go to heaven when we die. we return to the happiest time of our life, and watch over the ones we love.

well, theres my opinion anyway.
hope i helped.

No i woudlnt say mentally illl, its just that you miss that person so much you dont even know what to think i dont think your the only one that feels overly protected over your mom dont worry!

it is not mental illness. you need time to calm down. sport helps a lot. good luck





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