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re: Dealing with the grief of a recently passed loved one
Posted on 1/5/14 at 11:24 pm to Dorothy
Posted on 1/5/14 at 11:24 pm to Dorothy
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Everybody grieves differently, and every death won't affect you the same way. Not much I can tell you to make it easier NOW, but it DOES get easier and less painful with time. Eventually thinking of that person you lost will make you smile when you remember the good times or their funny quirks, and you won't feel so sad thinking about how much you miss them.
This. Fwiw I am a professional grief counselor. Just own what your going through. Feel everything. It won't always be this hard.
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Posted on 1/5/14 at 11:30 pm to mpar98
I'm very sorry for your loss. As others have said its good to educate yourself about the steps of the grieving process and to know that it will be an ebb and flow and that you will feel you are backtracking at times. That is normal. Surround yourself with friends and family who support you, but realize that people handle grief differently. It's not right or wrong, just different. Good luck to you.
Posted on 1/5/14 at 11:34 pm to mpar98
it gets better the first year after my sister died I remember waking up every morning and the reality of the situation would hit me again as if I had forgotten about it and upon waking I would kind of re-live it. That was the toughest part for me, time does heal.
Posted on 1/5/14 at 11:36 pm to chunk
kind of reminiscent of when something bad happens the night before and you wake up happy to just kind of remember it and you can almost physically feel yourself drop down. Pray about it and realize time does heal, it doesn't mean we don't have scars, but it does get better
Posted on 1/5/14 at 11:57 pm to mpar98
my dad died when i was 10 years old.
it didn't really mess with me until i was a teenager.
honestly.
maybe i didn't know how to deal with it when it happened.
I'm not sure if I ever have dealt with it properly. Thing is, I sense my dad's presence at all the right times now.
at first though, that wasn't the case. It was a huge learning experience.
whatever you do... don't feel sorry for yourself.
that was a huge mistake i made during those teenage years.
it didn't really mess with me until i was a teenager.
honestly.
maybe i didn't know how to deal with it when it happened.
I'm not sure if I ever have dealt with it properly. Thing is, I sense my dad's presence at all the right times now.
at first though, that wasn't the case. It was a huge learning experience.
whatever you do... don't feel sorry for yourself.
that was a huge mistake i made during those teenage years.
This post was edited on 1/6/14 at 12:00 am
Posted on 1/6/14 at 12:49 am to mpar98
We lost a young family member Christmas eve. The absolute senselessness of it has been almost impossible to deal with. Melodee was twenty, in college, and should have had her whole life in front of her. Now she is gone,just like that.
Posted on 1/6/14 at 12:57 am to mpar98
I'm sorry for your loss. There is nothing worse than losing a loved one. My parents are both living thank God and will probably out live me. My first son died of cancer when he was five years old. It's been 23 years and not a day passes where I don't think what could have been.
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