GRIEF GRIEF:"IS REACHING OUT FOR SOMEONE WHO'S ALWAYS BEEN THERE,ONLY TO FIND WHEN YOU NEED THEM THE MOST, ONE LAST TIME, THEY'RE GONE."
The
death of a loved one is life's most painful event. People's
reactions to death remain one of society's least understood and most
off-limits topics for discussion. Oftentimes, grievers are left
totally alone in dealing with their pain, loneliness, and
isolation.
Grief
is a natural emotion that follows death. It hurts. Sadness,
denial, guilt, physical discomfort, and sleeplessness are some of the
symptoms of grief. It is like an open wound which must become
healed. At times, it seems as if this healing will never
happen. While some of life's spontaneity begins to return, it
never seems to get back to the way it was. It is still
incomplete. We know, however, that these feelings of being
incomplete can disappear.
Healing
is a process of allowing ourselves to feel, experience, and accept the
pain. In other words, we give ourselves permission to heal.
Allowing ourselves to accept these feelings is the beginning of that
process.
The
healing process can take much less time than we have been led to
believe. There are two missing parts. One is a safe,
loving, professionally guided atmosphere in which to express our
feelings; the other is knowing how and what to communicate.
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