Is it normal to to be angry at god for the death of loved ones?

My grandmother died of a brain tumor in august 2010. she was diagnosed in may of 2010. she was the love of my life. i'm very angry at god for this and for many other reasons. My cousin is striking out against me and told me she is tired of walking on egg shells around me because she knows i'm angry with god. She told me she was going to continue to love the lord and live for jesus because he is the only one that can help us through rough times. She was my best friend and the only one i could reach out to and now she has betrayed me. I hate religion and christians and feel like they are so disrecpectful for other peoples feelings. you don't shoot a suicial person down even further and allienate them even more. I'm tired of scriptures being thrown at me and her bringing my deceased grandma into the mix saying that my grandma lived her life for jesus for me and she died for me. Now i feel like i lost my best friend and cousin. I hate relgion and pushy people that won't let me be who i am or feel how I feel. Just want to be my myself so i don't hurt anybody else or make there lives miserable. I don't want people praying for me either. i'm tired of guilt trips from other people. If you feel like your walking on eggshells around me becuz you can't talk about god that leave me alone and stick with people that have the same beliefs you do!

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  • ck38

    If you are not a religious person why are you angry at God?
    They died. Sad, but it happens to everyone

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    • chloepratt

      i'm mad at the whole world, get off my case and grow up!

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  • aussiewolf

    well if you were a true religious person then you would be happy that people die because they got back to heaven. i am sorry for your loss but you should get some professional help to deal with death.

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    • chloepratt

      this is my point, i'm not a religious person and i have received professional help.

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  • Josie_57

    thats a perfectly normal way to feel, and i'm sorry for your loss. this is exactly why i dont believe in god, because why would a supposedly loving god make innocent people suffer and die?
    just tell your cousin to leave you alone.

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    • chloepratt

      Thank you, glad someone understands where i'm coming from. :)

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  • TheOrphan

    Be angry if u feel angry and dont let anyone, religious or otherwise, tell you what you should do or feel. (as I "tell" you what to do heehe)

    Basically: do you. Feel ur feeling and walk your road. Do things that feel right to you and as long as u are angry, you should probably continue to seek professional help.

    Anger can fester and has the potential to infect other parts of ur life.

    My daughter died when she was 3 days old. SIDS...they could not find anything physically wrong with her but i was worried when i was preggo and prayed a lot. I was scared but when she was born healthy, beautiful and happy i was so thankful and did not stop praying and thanking god for keeping her safe...i mean every waking moment i was in quiet mental prayer of thanks. So when she died on the 3rd day...i was so angry. So angry I was scared of myself I was so angry. It took a long time to stop being that angry...and it was only worse when my effin mother would try to pray me into acting like she wanted me to act.

    Do you. Take care of urself. Hope u start feeling better soon. ~Orphan

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  • klunky

    don't worry, god can handle it

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  • VladWhyte

    It's not normal to have imaginary father figures. That's just gay.

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  • Painfulnote

    Fortunately:people die everyday she's not the first and not the last...and I would never think there would be a reason even if she was.I think this story isn't sad/sorry it's sarcastic.

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    • chloepratt

      I don't think it's sarcasatic at all. It's sad when people put you down when your feeling your worst. Yeah death does happen everyday and everyone handles it differently and it's worse when it's someone that is really close to you. apparently you've never watched anybody die a terrible death and watch there body be rolled in a body bag from their nursing home hospice room. I think you're sarcastic but everybody has their own opinion. I've also watched my two young cousins die a horrible death with cancer. How anybody wouldn't be angry and upset is beyond me. Just want left alone without religion and god. just want my feelings respected. That's all.

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  • tori

    I feel for you. I really do. I lost my parents six weeks apart from different illnesses. Mom was fighting cancer of the mouth for years. It finally got to her brain. Dad died from complications from surgery. I felt alot of anger. Mostly at god for letting my mother for suffering for so long. Either take her or make her well. I was in a fog for atleast 2 years. So, i get you.

    Peace

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  • sh'es with her god now so u know she's at peace

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  • dappled

    Anger is one of the stages of the grieving process. It has to have an outlet somewhere (both for you and your cousin). When my grandma died, the phone call came at 2am. I snuck out of the house and eventually virtually collapsed in a playing field. When I'd got over the shock (which made me feel sicker than I've ever done in my life), I started punching the ground in fury. Over two hours, I mashed hell out of that field. And when it was over, and it was all out of me, I went back to my family, who - for whatever reason - were standing in the back garden, watching the sun rise and not really talking.

    I know things are different for you, but hopefully you see some parallels. And, finally, I'm really truly sorry you're going through this.

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  • joybird

    I've heard of this before and I'm so very sorry for your loss. My grandmother died, my 17 year old nephew was killed and last November I withdrew treatment from my dying father to let him die in peace.

    I have been so devastated by the loss that I went totally deaf in one ear - apparently with the stress. However, we should analyse why we grieve. If the person is in pain it is better for them to die, but we are sad coz we miss them so much. I don't think it benefits you to turn this sadness into anger but if you are male it may be hard for you to express it. Blaming God isn't helping you as it's alienating you from your cousin.

    Whatever you believe, you can be assured that you grandma would want you to stay close to your cousin and to be as happy as possible.

    It will take time and you will always miss your grandma but the pain will lessen. Try to think of all the happier times you two shared that made you smile. Good luck.

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  • LOUi_CUDi

    when i was 10 a love 1 died and after that i dont pray or ask god for anything.

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    • chloepratt

      Sorry for whatever happened, i know it sucks when someone we love dies. i appreciate all your comments except for whoever the heck flutterhigh is, you can go flutter high somewhere and keep your nastiness to yourself. you're one of the most inconsiderate people i can't stand. go fly off with your chicken eggs somewhere. have fun. I'm out of here.

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  • flutterhigh

    Stop dropping eggs.

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    • chloepratt

      whatever,shut up!

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      • flutterhigh

        Do you have a pet chicken?

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        • chloepratt

          grow up this is a serious matter. get a life!!!

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  • alv1592

    First of all, sorry for your loss. But look at it this way: your grandmother was suffering, and God had to get her out of her sick body. She's in a better place and out of her misery. She's always looking down from heaven. Good luck to you, hope you start feeling better.

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    • chloepratt

      thank you very much. :)

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  • chloepratt

    you seem like a mean and careless person. who even knows if there is a heaven, and who would be happy for someone to die? you must be another rude christian who doesn't respect anybody's feelings. let people grieve in there own way and time and people need to stop pushing there religion on others and be more supportive and understanding!! apparantly you never lost anyone dear to your heart. religion stinks!!! I hate it!

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