grieving over celebrities isn’t embarrassing: a thread

it’s taken me three years of counselling to realise this.

i’ve never spoken publicly about it but three months after chris cornell died, i had various people in my life urge me to seek help.

going to my doctor and telling him i was grieving someone i had never met or knew in person was soul destroying.

i felt so weak & mortified by it all.

i got fast tracked into counselling due to my other mental health issues & i’m still working on it everyday

Do NOT shame anybody for being upset over the death of a musician, actor, artist, athlete or anyone in the entertainment industry.

These people bring us joy in our darkest hours. So when they go, it’s like the lights have gone out in our life.

It’s terrifying

Losing a hero you’ll never get to thank in person for getting you through a dark time, or hug them & tell them how much they mean to you, is heartbreaking.

I wish I could say it gets easier but you just learn to cope.

There are days where I sob for hours.
Those are tough days.

but then there are days where I can look at photos of them or watch their videos & truly smile and be grateful that I got to share the planet for some time with this magnificent human being.

So if you lose a hero and you want to grieve? Do it. You want to post them all over socials & celebrate them? Go for it.
You want to take some time away & privately mourn? That’s OK!

Do not let anyone tell YOU how YOU should be reacting to or grieving a loss.