Adjustment to broken family is tough
Just curious if anyone feels the way I do. My parents divorced, and my dad pretty much had cut off ties with everyone. It just feels so strange, going about my day as if nothing has changed. In moments of quiet, I start thinking about how it's as though my dad is dead, even though he's not. I start to get anxiety thinking about upcoming holidays, and how those will no longer be the same. Sometimes, I don't even feel present throughout the day. It's just such a difficult adjustment.
The relationship with my mom is strained. She wants my support through this difficult time, but I'm struggling with so many emotions myself. I cannot take on her emotional load, and she thinks I don't care, and that I'm handling the divorce well.
Will I ever feel ok? For those who are going through the same thing, do the emotions I am feeling, ever go away?