Do I have a mental problem?!
Question:
Do I have a mental problem?
My dad died in January of 2006. We were close especially after my mom died in 1993.
I had to put dad in a nursing home in 2002 because he was too much for me to take care of and I had to work full time to take care of my kids.
I was crushed when he died. It doesnt matter if your dad is 25 or 95, he is still your dad.
I have saved his clothes in my closet. Today while I was going thru a box, I found the last pair of tennis shoes he wore at the nursing home and I cnnot bring myself to throw these things away. I still have about 6 shirts hanging on hangers above my computer.
Am I normal. Should I just get rid of these things? Do you think I should get into some kind of greif counseling or is it normal for some people to do this? He helped me single parent my kids and was all my emotional support for about 17 yrs while I was going to college and trying to get my life together after a terrible divorce.
Answers:
NO I D0N'T THINK YOUR MENTAL. I WENT THROUGH THE SAME THING WHEN I LOST MY DAD A FEW YEARS AGO. I WAS 41 AT THE TIME. I FINALLY WENT TO GRIEF COUNSELING. IT REALLY HELPED. ALSO I HAD ALOT OF DADS ITEMS. IT WAS SO HARD TO GET RID OF THEM. I FINALLY PARTED WITH ALOT OF IT BUT I STILL HAVE SOME. I HAVE IT PACKED UP SO I DON'T HAVE TO LOOK AT IT ALL THE TIME. I STILL GET IT OUT ONCE IN AWHILE. GOOD LUCK AND JUST REMEMBER IT DOES GET A LITTLE EASIER WITH TIME.