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My Boyfriend Passed Away Suddenly and This is What Grief Feel Like

Phillocaliste
3 min readMay 6, 2023

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Loss is a pain that shakes us to the core, leaving us feeling hollow and incomplete. When my boyfriend passed away suddenly, grief consumed me, but through it all, I learned that strength is not the absence of pain, but the courage to face it head-on.

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I never thought I would have to write about this. I never thought I would experience this level of pain and heartbreak. But here I am, trying to put my feelings into words after the loss of my boyfriend. It’s been weeks since he passed away, and every day feels like a struggle. I feel lost, alone, and depressed. The thought of never being able to see him or talk to him again is overwhelming.

When I first heard the news, it was like my world had come crashing down. I felt like I couldn’t breathe. The pain was too much to bear. I remember trying to call him, hoping that it was all just a mistake, but there was no answer. It was then that I realized that he was gone. The person I loved more than anything in the world was no longer here.

Since then, I’ve been struggling with accepting the fact that he’s gone. It feels like a nightmare that I can’t wake up from. I keep thinking that he’s going to come back, that it’s all just a terrible mistake. But the reality is that he’s not coming back, and I have to find a way to cope with that.

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Phillocaliste
Phillocaliste

Written by Phillocaliste

A person who talks to themselves without a sound, weaving thoughts into words.

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