Being social while grieving.
Hello everyone.
I recently lost my mother. She died a few months before my wedding and I hadn’t seen her in almost 3 years due to COVID. We were finally going to see each other when she came for my wedding but she suddenly passed away. It was shocking and has been very hard on me. She was my best friend and rock.
I am not too close to my in laws. My mother in law and sister in law drive me crazy and they don’t understand the grieve I have. I don’t want to do things/hang out with them necessarily right now. I want to focus on myself and do things that are good for me.
My therapist does not thing it is a good idea. She says that I need to hang out with them because the main reason I am not is because I can’t stand them and it’s not fair to my husband. In my head, I cannot be around people who stress me out or where I am not going to be happy. I need time. I was recently put on depression/bio polar medication.
My therapist made me feel like a bad person because my husband has put up with my brother that gets on his nerves. I think it’s different given that I am grieving and am not in the right head space.
What are your thoughts? Should I get a new therapist?
#Grief #Depression #SocialInteraction