Is it even worth it to try and reach them?
My dad is only in his 50s and has already been diagnosed with alcohol induced dementia… and he’s cut back on drinking but hasn’t stopped. I feel like I’m grieving him while he’s still alive and I don’t even know if it’s worth it to try to talk to him and convey just how much this is all hurting me.
I have PTSD and for the longest time I literally could not imagine a future for myself. I just couldn’t, no matter how hard I would try, but I’ve done the work and have healed and I can picture the future again… but whenever I do he isn’t there and that hurts so bad.
I just want him to try, if not for himself then for me… and if he doesn’t then I want him to know how much that’ll hurt me. I don’t know if it’s worth it to say anything or just keep it in.