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Message: <blockquote data-quote="caudor" data-source="post: 2575395" data-attributes="member: 8367">Robert, I'm also sorry for your loss.  I know these feelings well; it hasn't been long since I lost my Dad.  At the time, it felt like it was the straw that broke my back.  I did lose all hope for the future.  However, from there it was a downward spiral and I tried to commit suicide twice several months later.  Thankfully, I failed.  I was diagnosed with Major Depression after this happened.  By the way, I'm now on medication and doing much better.I'll offer this advice as friend (keep in mind I'm not a mental health professional).  I suspect the inner anger you feel is a natural part of the grieving process.  These feelings are powerful, but normal and should ease with time...lots of time.  With that said, please keep in touch with your feelings over the coming months.  It is NOT normal if these feelings dominate your life to where you can't function in society or cause you to have thoughts of worthlessness or thoughts of harming yourself.If the latter is true, please go seek help---even if you don't feel like it.  As in my case, real Clinical Depression can and does happen to people after a major life loss sometimes.  If you have Depression, you just can't snap out of it no more than you can snap out of a broken arm.I'm not concluding that you medically depressed.  I just want to help you understand the difference between natural grieving and the medical type of depression.  Both feel absolutely terrible, but one heals and the other destroys.Please take care of yourself.  I'm sure that's what your brother would want you to do.  You and your family will be in my prayers.</blockquote>

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