The Shit Nobody Tells You About Grief
Everyone talks about the sadness. Nobody warns you about the brain fog, the rage, the 3 a.m. grocery store breakdowns, or the weird guilt you feel for laughing six weeks later.
The getting-through-today basics. Breathing, functioning, not falling apart completely.
Everyone talks about the sadness. Nobody warns you about the brain fog, the rage, the 3 a.m. grocery store breakdowns, or the weird guilt you feel for laughing six weeks later.
You put your keys in the fridge. You forgot your best friend's name. You drove past your exit three times. Grief brain is a documented thing and no, you're not getting dementia.
They mean well. They really do. But if one more person shows up at your door with a tuna casserole and a platitude, you might lose what's left of your mind.