Is it normal i feel kind of 'nothing' about hearing my uncle passed
It's not like I feel literally 'nothing' of course. I'm obviously very saddened by his death, and I'll miss him dearly. But somehow, I don't feel like crying, I don't feel depressed, I don't feel overcome with emotion, I just feel normal. All I can think is 'it sucks, but this happens, it's life'. I'm aware that the sadness may often come later. But I don't know, I feel this isn't a normal reaction... I feel like I can move on with my day perfectly fine. I haven't had a death in the family since I was a kid too young to remember well. So I haven't really experienced how I 'react' to a family death. I feel like I should be reacting differently, but I just feel calm and collected. I'm not happy he's gone, but there's no overbearing sadness, more just like 'that sucks'. I've always thought of death as a natural part of life, and something we must come to accept and expect. That lingering on it isn't necessary or constructive. I thought when it came to an actual death I would not be able to stick to that mentality, but I still feel the same.