Home/Grief & Loss/Relief at loss/ThoughtI slept for eleven hours straight last night and I don’t feel a single shred of the grief people keep telling me I should be feeling right now.relief at lossemotional numbnessjoy guiltShare this thoughtCopy linkShare on XDownload imageDoes this resonate with you?Share Your OwnBrowse MoreOthers have felt this tooAnd I feel like a total monster even typing that out because my husband literally died two days ago in that quiet hospice place. …relief at lossI slept through the whole night last night, like, really slept, and my kid didn't wake up once... …hidden caregiver reliefAnd I feel guilty even saying it, but there's this weird emptiness and it’s not just sad, it's just… nothing and everything at the same time and I keep waiting for the energy to come back and it… …caregiver burnoutI slept eight hours last night and still feel this profound exhaustion, like a physical weight settling in my bones — the kind that makes you wonder if it's the 400 miles between me and Mom, or just… …caregiver burnoutRelated ThemesAnticipatory griefUnresolved grief