Lost my brother
Hi all,
I hope it's ok for me to write in English. My Dutch isn't really good enough yet.
I lost my brother to suicide a few years ago. Just a few weeks after it happened, I moved away from my home country and started a new life here in NL. I kept it a secret and never told anyone about it. Now I feel so overwhelmed by grief and pain. I don't know what to do. I haven't been going to work for the last few months because I feel so overwhelmed. My partner doesn't know how to handle these heavy feelings and I think he is losing patience with me. I just want to talk to someone who has been in this situation. My brother and I were close and I miss him so much. I need help to deal with this in a healthy way.
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I'm so sorry for your loss.
I read your post a couple of weeks ago and have thought about it ever since. I wanted to respond earlier.
I lost my brother to suicide as well. We were very close, 4 years apart and I was the older one. I'm also not Dutch but have been living in Amsterdam for 6+ years. To go through this is a heartbreak that few can understand.
If you would like to talk or meet up, or write or whatever. I would be very glad to do so as well.
I’m often in that area too, so I think it should be possible to arrange something :)
It must have been very difficult moving to another country so soon after losing your brother. I think it’s completely normal to feel overwhelmed even after a couple of years.
In which region do you live now? Maybe it’s possible to meet up with people from this platform or to join a support group in the city you live in.
Sending you lots of love!
Thanks for your kind reaction. It would be really good to meet up. I live in Noord-Holland (Amsterdam/Haarlem area).