Everything is now okay
So why can't I stop crying
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Dear Philippa
I’m 62 and have always presented as confident and capable despite periodically suffering from depression. For the last 7 years I worked part time as my daughter had significant mental health issues, depression, self harm and suicidal ideation and my work and life took second place to keeping her alive. As did my husband’s. She is now much better, living away from home, happy in a relationship and about to start an interesting job. That’s all a huge relief but the issue is how it’s left me. I could cry all the time, feel my life no longer has purpose or meaning, that now she is well I could just fade away and it really would be a relief. I know all the things I should/ could do but have no motivation. Will this pass, what do I do with myself now? The irony is, I’m a therapist ! Thanks
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