the past few days, i've been drowning in my head. hoping and praying that i'm not burying another family member. i've been going through the motions, but it's not registering quite yet. i smile and laugh, but i can't feel any of it yet. is this what giving up feels like? people ask me if i'm ok. i feel like i'm underwater, but unable to try to reach for the shore. been stumbling over words and forgetting what i'm doing. grief is complex and i don't know quite what to do.