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Tragic death of a Mother at Another’s Hand

By Dr. Robert Neimeyer | October 31, 2022 | 0 Comments

Dear Dr. Neimeyer, My therapist showed me your website and I’m grateful for her suggestion to join and get involved here. My mother was killed in 2012 and I’m still struggling very much with what I’m told is called complicated grief. I was very very close to my mum, who was my best friend, my …

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Do I have PTSD?

By Dr. Robert Neimeyer | October 24, 2022 | 0 Comments

Dear Dr. Neimeyer, I have a question please. I lost my sixteen year old son in an accident only fifteen months ago. I can hardly walk through this house of memories, so I stay isolated in one room. I do not want to be bothered. My mom lives here and has taken over for a …

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Accidental drug overdose took our daughter

By Dr. Robert Neimeyer | October 17, 2022 | 0 Comments

Dear Dr. Neimeyer, My wife and I lost our 23- year-old daughter to an accidental drug overdose just over one year ago, and of course we have been devastated by the loss. Each of us has coped in our own way, and we continue to function in practical terms, although the early months were pretty …

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Recent Reader Comments on Dr. Neimeyer’s columns on the loss of a husband

By Dr. Robert Neimeyer | October 10, 2022 | 0 Comments

“My wonderful husband of 55 years on August 19 died with cardiac arrest this past June. I am so heartbroken. I have many, many cards and Mass cards with so many words of love for him and me and they are most comforting. However, I am lost. My children are wonderful and for the first …

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I Lost My Son to a Drug Overdose

By Dr. Robert Neimeyer | October 3, 2022 | 0 Comments

Dear Dr. Neimeyer, I lost my son five years ago to a drug overdose. l battled with him for several years trying to break his addiction. He died right before his 28 birthday. I feel like I lost everything when I lost him. He was my baby. I have three other children and numerous grandchildren, but the kids say I’m …

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Fearing the loss of loved ones

By Dr. Robert Neimeyer | September 26, 2022 | 0 Comments

Dear Dr. Neimeyer I lost my young wife after twenty years of marriage. Since then I feel like I’ve moved on; I found a new wife whom I love completely. We’ve raised terrific children. My problem is that I have an irrational fear of loss. At least once a day I obsess about losing my …

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Violent Death of a Son

By Dr. Robert Neimeyer | September 19, 2022 | 0 Comments

Dear Dr. Neimeyer, My son was stabbed this Spring and lost his life two days later, and they let the guy walk free.  I continue fighting for justice for my son, but I am so lost without him. I am literally going crazy. I can’t sleep, I don’t eat properly, and I have lost 25 …

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My teenage son was electrocuted…

By Dr. Robert Neimeyer | September 12, 2022 | 1 Comment

My teenage son was electrocuted at home accidentally almost 20 years ago.  My counselor is not happy with my saying he was killed.  I know the difference because about three decades ago, another toddler son  died from a cerebral aneurysm , so in my eyes one died and one was killed and to me there …

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An Oncology Unit Nurse Asks…

By Dr. Robert Neimeyer | September 5, 2022 | 0 Comments

“An Oncology Unit Nurse Asks…” is a repeat of an earlier Dr. Neimeyer column that we think is especially appropriate for Labor Day. We all need to understand the emotional toll the pandemic is taking on health care workers. -Editor Dear Dr. Neimeyer, I work on an oncology unit in a large metropolitan hospital as …

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My Daughter was murdered…

By Dr. Robert Neimeyer | August 29, 2022 | 0 Comments

Dear Dr. Neimeyer, My daughter was murdered a year ago. She was upset with me before it happened. I saw her the morning it happened, and we only waved at each other. Later, I saw her body lying on the floor in her house and I can’t get that image out of my head. I …

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