Have you ever .

[Fishbone†]

…had a wave of sadness just overwhelm you for no reason at all??

I was just sitting here emailing DH2B about the weekend of the 4th (something we’re both looking forward to), and this wave of sadness just took over. It was weird because I felt it start down in my stomach and work itself up until tears started to form. I have no idea where it came from…. It just overwhelmed me out of nowhere…. Like my head was thinking of something that I wasn’t even conscious of.

I just realized that this will be the first 4th of July without my Grandma, and the 4th is a big day for our family because it’s my mom’s birthday. Is it possible that my mind processed that fact and acted on it without me even knowing it??

I just can’t think of anything else that would have made me sad like that. Everything else is going about as good as ever….. I have no reason to be melancholy.

 

[NAB]

I get that feeling around Christmas when my first husband died. I get in a mood and I don't know why and then my now husband will stay look at the calender. Holidays always bring memories.

 

[ForTheLoveofDisney]

Hugs to you. I am sorry to hear about your Grandma. Last year we lost my Gramps in April and my Grandma in September it's been a rough year.

Your wave of sadness could be from losing your grandma or it could just be a freak wave of sadness.

I know just what you're talking about too. I've had them for as long as I can remember. Even when I was little. I'd just be in my room playing or whatever and a wave would just hit me. It just sort of blind sides you and comes out of nowhere. It is a horrible feeling when that happens. It doesn't usually last long but it sure is unpleasant when it does happen and even though the feeling seems to quickly pass you're still left wondering, "Where did that come from? What was that all about?"

I don't have any words of advice. I've talked to a psychologist before to see if I suffered from depression but she could find no evidence of clinical depression. I told her of these incidents and she couldn't give me a reason for them either. But, I just wanted you to know that other people experience them too so don't be alarmed. I guess it's just one of those things that happens.

On the flip side I have had times when a wave of overwhelming joy and happiness would come over me for seemingly no apparent reason as well. Just like the sadness all of a sudden I would feel a rush of happiness and they have also happened out of nowhere. That's odd too but more welcome than the sadness. I guess it's just a part of the human makeup.

Hope this helps.

 

[DisneyAddict_M]

I'm sorry.

I actually get feelings like that often. I felt like that for a good portion of the morning. Then it just went away. I used to suffer from severe depression and sometimes it just tries to overtake me again...but I never let it.

Hope you're feeling cheerier now.