When A Loved One Dies

At first you'll query reality. You will hear your own words, but they will be foreign; apart from you. The ground will still reassuringly push back against your toes when you walk out the room, but you will wonder if they are your feet-your ground. Like in a movie, you will negotiate the world convincingly. Yet, you are an actor playing a part. A role. It is not the real you. Be assured that this will pass. Life has changed incomprehensibly in a fraction of a moment. It will take a few more moments for your psyche to advance accordingly. This is not disconnection. This is not denial. It's shock.Grief will not be far behind. Overwhelming, discoloring, disjointed grief. Some will try to ignore it. Others will wallow. How you manage this grief says more about who you are and less about the gravity of the loss. There is no correct way to map this journey. We each travel this road separately. My gentle advice to you dear traveler, is remember that separate does not mean alone. Others will not feel what you are feeling, but that does not prohibit sharing parts of your journey. The most arduous, at least. Surround yourself with people and things. Even if they have lost your interest. Even if they have lost meaning.Interest and meaning return. The sun rises and falls. You will not break.By far, the greatest danger lies ahead. In the days and weeks and...
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