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Worried About Dying- Can't Delete Photos

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Rochester Piggy

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So I was cleaning out my phone and I found a bunch of really blurry pictures of Cali. But I couldn't make myself delete them. I thought, what if she dies soon, I'll have nothing to remember her, even though I have hundreds, maybe even thousands, of good photos of her on my backup hard drive attached to my computer. So I handed my phone to my fiance and told him to delete the blurry pictures. He did. For some reason, I don't feel guilty about it because he deleted them, not me. Am I crazy?
 
My thinking is exactly the same as yours, as long as someone else takes responsibility for carrying out an action then it takes any perceived blame off me.

Do you suffer with anxiety? x
 
Hi @Rochester Piggy. I hope I don't come across as insensitive but death is part of our relationships with our pets so we all have to deal with it eventually. As you are finding it difficult to come to terms with before anything has happened have you discussed what you will do when it happens?

I don't know you at all but if I were feeling the same as you do I think I would want to discuss it with my loved ones and/or a counsellor.

Hope you're okay x
 
Jaycey said:
Hi @Rochester Piggy. I hope I don't come across as insensitive but death is part of our relationships with our pets so we all have to deal with it eventually. As you are finding it difficult to come to terms with before anything has happened have you discussed what you will do when it happens?

I don't know you at all but if I were feeling the same as you do I think I would want to discuss it with my loved ones and/or a counsellor.

Hope you're okay x
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Yes, I plan to bury her next to her sister in our yard. She means a lot to me because last year for about a month I was super depressed and honestly she is the reason I didn't kill myself. I got counseling and am no longer depressed.
 
All I can say is that at the end of the day memories are much better than photos. My dad had BPD and as time went on he wouldn't have photos taken but I still have all the memories. Photos are nice but making memories together is what you'll cherish forever
 
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