Hurtful words
I'm not usually one to vent my frustrations in a post, but I know others have been through losses & could maybe share their thoughts (please be nice though, we could all use more kindness!)
My husband & I suffered a loss back in October & I had a D&E in November. This was particularly hard on us being our first non-chemical pregnancy. I belong to a very tight group of girlfriends, who are all wonderful, but all of them are currently parents & none have gone through a miscarriage. At first they were great offering kind words & being a listening ear or shoulder to cry on, but of course as time moved on, so did they (understandably so, it wasn't their life).
Recently my husband & I have been TTC again & it has been even more difficult this time, which of course stirs up feelings of our loss. I was very recently speaking to one of the girls in the group about it & truthfully I felt under attack! She told me that "all of them" feel I need to see a therapist because I have "serious issues" and that its "time to move on." Ok, um what?! I realize maybe "they" (though us girls all know that really only includes a few friends or just the person speaking) are tired of hearing about something none of them truly understand, or even they just can't find the right words, but seriously?!? I feel like she is trying to make me feel bad or even worse, crazy, for sharing my feelings! I have to hear about all of their kids lives all the time, but I need help for feeling sad that I don't have one of my own?! My sadness has not effected my life in any negative way. I still work my full time job (with very limited absences-even after my D&E), I'm continuing my education by attending school to advance my career, & my marriage becomes stronger every day! Why is it that I need therapy again?
Just curious if anyone else has delt with what I viewed as a selfish comment from a friend who maybe doesn't understand what you have delt with.
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