Biggest Obstacles for Widows to Focus on their own Physical and Mental Health
Data from our 2022 Widowhood Survey
We asked this question at Modern Widows Club for a 2022 #widowhood survey.
"Please describe the biggest obstacle(s) to focusing on your own physical and/or mental health"
Her Answers:
-Loneliness
-Depression
-Time Limitations
-Lack of energy
-Apathy
-Brain fog
-Lack of motivation
-Lack of interest
-Anxiety
-Fear
-Feeling like I didn't matter
-Money to dedicate to it amongst all the daily responsibilities that require daily sustainability and management
-Overwhelmed with everything
-Unworthiness
-Disinterest in living
-Exhaustion
-Hopelessness
-Moving to a smaller apartment
-Sadness
-Disoriented
-Raising toddlers alone
-Earning an income by myself
-Lack of sleep
-I died of broken heart syndrome and was concerned for my health, just wanted to stay in bed
-Shock
-Missing purpose and connection with family and friends, traumatized in deep grief, isolation
-I put off my mammogram for 2 years
-I could barely breathe
-Restarting or taking over my husbands business
-Despair set in
-I had a 'why bother' attitude to my heal…
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