Avid readers will know about my Mum dying last year on 18th November 2020. It wasn’t a shock, we’d expected it for days, weeks, even months. We’d known it was likely even before that, but likely and certainty are not the same.
I would never consider myself overly emotional. I’d cry at Lassie movies, but most of the time it would need something “big” to set off the emotional triggers.
But now? It’s all changed. I’ll be reading a post on Twitter, watching some news piece, hearing a story on the radio, It’s not everything I see, hear, or read, indeed it’s sometimes surprising just how little can trigger it. It doesn’t last long, but it is unsettling.
Is it just Mum? Is it Mum and the pandemic? Is it my age? I’ve no idea. Does it worry me? Not really. It just means that a part of me is now less confident, more sensitive.
It’s strange more than anything else. And given the focus on mental health and wellbeing I wanted to share in case anyone else feels a bit more sensitive. Know that you can reach me via the comments, or you can mail me. Indeed, chances are you know me well enough that you could call me.
I’m here, happy, and very willing to chat if the need arises. Take care and be safe.