Dear Dr. Gottlieb
I am 75+ professional woman. I have two daughters. Both of them received excellent educations and are accomplished on their own way. I am very proud of them. I feel I have done my duty as a mother with one exception. That is, one of my daughter is still single thus, I feel that I still have an unfinished task in my life. |
Dear reader
this might not be the answer you want, but I do think you may be depressed and that seeing someone could be helpful. The reason I say that is because the fact that you are ready to go doesn't mean you were depressed. Personally, I feel ready to go also as I have accomplished almost everything I'd ever dreamed of. But... I love my life and cherish every moment I am alive. You are linking your readiness to die with the fact that your daughter is unmarried. In general, that connection could be symptomatic of depression. Whereas many parents might be unhappy that their child is unmarried, the kind of despair you express may be symptomatic of depression.
I guess, the message is that you don't have to feel as badly as you do.
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