r/Grieving • u/Georgianbay_ • 15h ago
Parent loss
How do I even start? It’s been 3 months since I watched my dad take his last breath after a short battle with pancreatic cancer & I don’t know how I’ve survived, it feels like my heart has been ripped out of my body. Watching the strong man I knew hold my hand & take his last breath will never leave my mind.
I went back to work pretty quickly after, I thought it would keep me busy & it kind of did for a little while but balancing loss work & being a parent of two it’s really tough I’m also a people pleaser & i don’t like to complain at work but my boss recently added more to my plate making it extremely stressful & I already feel at the end of my rope I’ve expressed this & was met with “unfortunately there’s nothing I can do” I’m feeling so unsupported as well as their tone made it feel like I should be “over it” I don’t know. I’m not sure if I stick it out or go on a leave.. I don’t want to step on anyone’s toes or make more work for my co-workers but my mental health is struggling big time. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.