I don’t really know what this is, but I need to get this out….. Betty White has died, and I am devastated. I don’t even know this woman but I’m full blown mourning!!
Am I losing my mind?
I don’t really know what this is, but I need to get this out….. Betty White has died, and I am devastated. I don’t even know this woman but I’m full blown mourning!!
Am I losing my mind?
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I think if she was on of your fav actors, you’d be upset. If she wasn’t then maybe you are depressed deep down to be so emotional over it. She was 99, lived her life to the fullest. I guess we expected her to live on another 100 years. It will pass in a few days.
I’d say it has more to do with you then, and it’s not silly. But did she represent something to you? Is it just accumulation of the Christmas and new year season being hard? Is it nostalgia related? It’s not silly you shouldn’t tell yourself you are. I find looking at Ted talks helpful in unraveling my own behaviours. Search “grief for stranger “ or “ grief for celebrity” and see what you find.
I get like this a few days or week before my period. I get so upset over things and can’t stop crying. It’s so real. It may be hormonal.
I know someone who had a similar although more extreme reaction when Michael Jackson died. In this person's case, they already had a lot of stress and dysfunction in their life coming from all different directions and they were dealing with a lot of mental health challenges at the time as well. I think the the death of such a high profile person was just one last emotional blow that tipped them over the edge.
Does she remind you of your own nan maybe?
I was upset about Betty White, I wasn’t a huge fan, and was shocked how upset I was. I think it was more an outlet for the emotion and stress I was feeling about Covid etc. A lot of people were hoping for a ‘better year’ this year and Betty Whites death (although 99 wouldn’t normally be considered a shocking age to die) was kind of the straw that broke the camels back.
I kind of think Internet jokes about Betty white sort of played into how I reacted too.
Not losing your mind at all. I’m devastated by her loss. I still cry when i see Robin Williams in movies. These people helped shape out humour, they made us laugh when we needed it. They were a big part of our lives
I don't think you're losing your mind at all.
Betty White was an extraordinary woman and it would be remiss to not have her loss felt deeply.
You don't have to personally know someone to see what they bought to the table, nor to mourn the loss when they pass.
4 in particular that hit me hard were Princess Diana, Robin Williams, Jeff Buckley and Vinnie Paul. I was pregnant when news of Diana's death hit, that was the first celebrity death to really affect me and was definitely the hardest.