Losing someone you care about can cause complex emotions you may struggle to process. If you’re grieving the death of a loved one, it can help to know what to expect and how you can address your feelings. Though grief can look different for everyone, its common stages can be navigated ...
Family, friends, and religious communities are good options to lean on when talking about grief.1 Although it could be a little tough at first, trying to open up about how you’re feeling can be helpful. The wave of emotions felt after losing a loved one can be uncomfortable, but norma...
How to Start Over after Losing a Loved OneMost people don’t expect to lose the friends and family members they cherish the most. We all know that this will inevitably happen, but facing the emotions of death seems too overwhelming to think about. If you have experienced the sudden loss ...
The bewildering mix of grief, pain, shock, and relief in the wake of losing a loved one who has been suffering profoundly will touch everyone differently. I wept mightily that evening. Surrounded by family and friends, I felt able to emote and let the tears flow, at least for a day. W...
Let’s be real.Griefis tough enough for adults — even though we understand that death is an inescapable part of life. Theloss of a loved oneis never easy, regardless of our age. That’s why when it comes toexplaining grief to kids, we can get a big knot in our throat. ...
As a normal phase of Elisabeth Kübler-Ross’five stages of grief, I asked myself a countless number of times: “How could I have saved him?” and “Is there anything I could have done to prevent this?“ But, over time, I realized that the blunt truth is, absolutely nothing could ha...
When dealing with grief, you may likely go through an emotional roller coaster. One minute you are okay, and the next, you feel like you are losing your mind or having a panic attack. It is crucial to feel the different emotions because that is a way for your mind to process and help...
If you find a new hobby, you will momentarily forget the grief of heartbreak. When you hike with your friends, take a pottery class, or even make DIY furniture at home, you will find peace in the focus you need to accomplish the activity. A friend of mine shared his success story of...
How to Cope With Loss People deal with grief in different ways. You can: Expect to have mixed feelings. You may feel relief after years of caregiving, guilt or anger about moving on alone, and sadness due to the loss of your loved one, all at the same time. ...
. For many of us, it’s like losing a family member. In fact, a systematic review of17 studiesconcluded that the feelings we have after losing a pet are the same ones we have when we lose a human family member or loved one. The pain is real, and it’s not easy to get over....