Author: 
Loribeth
ID: 
053a
Type of Post: 
comment
Keywords: 
spiritual, Jewish
Religious Affiliation: 
Christian background (monotheist)
Type of Loss: 
stillbirth
Codes (Bakker): 
Age at time of post: 
unknown
Living children at time of post?: 
no
Time Since Loss: 
11.5 years (Aug. 1998)
Months since loss (at time of post): 
138
Gender: 
F
Images in Post: 
NA
Date of Post: 
1/26/2010
Date of Access: 
6/14/2012
Number of Comments: 
NA
URL of post: 
http://www.glowinthewoods.com/home/2010/1/25/the-inescapability-of-karma-maybe.html#comments
Author blog title: 
http://theroadlesstravelledlb.blogspot.com/
Author blog URL: 
http://theroadlesstravelledlb.blogspot.com/

Interesting post, Angie. You've given me a lot to think about. In spiritual terms, I found a lot of comfort from the book "When Bad Things Happen to Good People" by Harold Kushner -- a Jewish rabbi & also a bereaved father.

I did not seek out individual counselling post-loss (although I did speak a few times in the weeks afterwards with the hospital social worker who had helped us). I did start attending a support group about a month later, which helped. There were no blogs then, but I also found an e-mail group, which was my daily lifeline.

We did consult with a counsellor a few times during infertility treatment, & I've seen two other counsellors in the years since then at times when I've been struggling with anxiety. It's funny how often the conversation will turn to a discussion of loss & infertility & its reverberating effects.

Codes (Paris):