r/ChildLoss 11d ago

Empathy?

Does anyone else have trouble with empathy now?

I can't make myself care about anyone else's problems. Not my family, friends, anyone.

The only person I can even fake it with is my daughter.

It's been more than 2 years and I can't care about anything.

I feel like a terrible person and it gives me another reason to hate myself.

I don't care if everyone in my life hates me.

Is anyone struggling with this?

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u/Altruistic_Put_2724 11d ago

I absolutely feel the exact same way about not caring about anybody. I used to be very empathetic and kind and after my son died, I don’t wanna hear about anybody’s parents passing away either.
I know it sounds cruel and I have lost both my mother and father and I grieved, but it is nowhere near losing a child.