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[–] MuttMutt@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I blew around 4k on travel in 2019 and 2020. I blew another 2k on SCUBA gear and training. My only regrets are not spending more on gear that would be easily repairable so I wouldn't need to buy a new set and not buying a much better camera.

My wife had passed away and I didn't know what to do. My only emotion was pain and sadness. I had a little cash left over after her memorial and cremation. Nearly everything was impulse at that point.

[–] AcidiclyBasicGlitch@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Sorry to hear that. Honestly in that situation impulse was probably a protective mechanism driving you to go somewhere else to give you a break from the pain.

Sometimes just going back to a normal routine after losing somebody who's always been part of that routine can be one of the most painful and difficult parts of mourning.

[–] MuttMutt@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

For sure. We had one of the AMC Theaters movie pass things and I couldn't bare to sit in a theater to watch it. The only thing that got me up and out of bed in the morning was her dog. I still have boxes with some of her things in them I can't go through that were packed up when I moved 5 years ago.