@BlytheChristen You are not overreacting whatsoever. Iβm grateful that you are reaching out to this pastor to point out how wrong and hurtful a statement like this is.
Also, Iβve never cared ever about the new year. Itβs just a day. Make all the plans and resolutions you want, but you can really start those whenever. But now. I am holding tightly to 2022. I donβt want to go into a year without my brother.
Did you know that the physical stress of grief can cause a lowering of your immune system? Did you know that even when youβre doing all the steps experts say you should do to process loss, your body tells the truth?
I was sick right after Thanksgiving. Iβm sick again, right after Christmas. I canβt remember a time before now where I was sick twice this close together. Then I started reading about the physical toll of grief.