Lost my dad recently; feeling...lost

[Sir Elton]

Is this...normal? If so, how long can I expect it will last? Or, do you think it is time I go seek some help?

It's normal to feel like an Orphan. I can't really say more on a public board, but Email me privately, and I can talk to you about how to get over the feeling of being orphaned.

 

[Snoweel]

However, now that some time has passed, it seems like everything I used to have a passion about, including playing D&D, has drained right out of me. It feels like a cloud hanging over me and I'm afraid that it won't go away.

Is this...normal? If so, how long can I expect it will last? Or, do you think it is time I go seek some help?

What you need to realise is that your dad would have wanted, more than anything, for his life (and death) to have been worthwhile and a positive in your life.

Were he alive today (and who's to say he's not watching you now), he'd be devastated at your pain. It's the last thing he would've wanted.

Go and live your life. Make a difference - it's what your dad would have wanted.

 

[Ralts Bloodthorne]

Sucks, huh?

I lost my dad while I was temporary medical disability from the military. *BANG* Car wreck.

I was screwed in the head for about a year afterwards. Prone to (even more than usual) violent outbursts, melancholy, and taking risks.

My brother was 16, and in some ways, he's still angry with him.

Old passions will return, or new ones will take thier place.

Give it time, that's all I can say.

Like I said: Sucks, huh?