For most of us, the loss of a childhood pet is our first time dealing with death and grief. It certainly was for me.
In your case, though, there was no definite moment of loss and this makes it harder for you, like a parent of a missing child who never comes back.
Have you ever considered formally recognising that your pet is now gone? Not necessarily a ceremony but maybe picking a date of death so that you can remember it each year? Having something more concrete might make it easier to grieve because the loss is now absolute and real.
Is it normal I can't get over the loss of a pet from childhood?
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For most of us, the loss of a childhood pet is our first time dealing with death and grief. It certainly was for me.
In your case, though, there was no definite moment of loss and this makes it harder for you, like a parent of a missing child who never comes back.
Have you ever considered formally recognising that your pet is now gone? Not necessarily a ceremony but maybe picking a date of death so that you can remember it each year? Having something more concrete might make it easier to grieve because the loss is now absolute and real.