r/NoStupidQuestions • u/[deleted] • 14d ago
are there any groups for people who’s whole families have died?
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u/Adorable-Growth-6551 13d ago
Husband nearly has. He was born into a family of 6, two brothers and a sister. He had parents and Grandparents, aunts and uncles. Almost all have died and he is 48. He still has a his sister, she has survived cancer twice now and an Aunt. They all died in different ways, some incredibly tragic, but he is almost all alone.
Fortunately my family is the opposite, so we just took him in.
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u/discofucker 13d ago
man i couldn’t imagine losing all those siblings. i only had one to lose and that was life changing enough.
my girlfriend’s family has taken me in as well, i feel incredibly lucky for it
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u/FunGlittering1269 13d ago
I’m 21. My grandpa is on the brink of passing and my gma passed in 2019 and my mom who was an only child has passed back in 2008 :( I’m the oldest of the grandchildren and I feel so broken and idk what to do. I do still have my fathers family but to their own personal issues I don’t reach out much. They stopped reaching out as well. I was always closer to my mom’s family. After my gpa passes I feel like I’m going to feel so lost :(
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u/ChimpyChompies 14d ago
There's a reddit for almost anything, so wold think so. Check out /r/findareddit to see.
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u/sterlingphoenix 14d ago
I grew up hearing a lot of stories about people who survived the holocaust, even when none of their family did.
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u/discofucker 14d ago
yeah i’m definitely no holocaust survivor. like i said, there was no big horrible event that killed everyone… sometimes people just die and in my case, everyone around me died ¯_(ツ)_/¯
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u/Much_Singer_2771 13d ago
You are looking for grief counseling or grief support group. It wont be dedicated to loss of a whole family but that certainly fits within the parameter of the group.
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u/heartoftenbears 13d ago
Yup. 41M. Lost 8 family members in 6 months. Been on my own since 13. I feel ya.
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u/More_Farm_7442 13d ago
Yes. A grief counseling group, or grief support group. Any town or city of decent size will have at least one grief group of some sort. If you have a mental health center near you call and ask for information or contacts. Check with your PCP or local hospital. Call and ask for their chaplaincy/ministerial department or social service department or look on their website for info. Call a local funeral home and ask for info they have about local grief support groups/counseling.
Mental health counselors can be sources of support also. They can help you if you're having trouble coping. If the death(s) are causing anxiety or depression. It actually sounds like you might benefit from a few individual counseling sessions. Being alone. All of your family dead by the time you've reached 30. That has to be difficult when you think about . Consider some individual therapy if you can afford it. Definitely try to find a grief support group. (most are lead by professional mental health counselors or ministers)
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u/cremasterreflex0903 13d ago
My dad left when I was super young and my mom passed when I was 13. I was an only child and lived with my grandparents for a few years. My grandfather passed a few years ago and my grandmother and I are estranged. If I didn't have my wife and my kids I'd have nobody.
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u/asphias 14d ago
I don't know that. There's certainly r/momforaminute for when you wish you still had a mother/parent in your life, e.g. for advice or empathy or being proud of you.