Heart-Talk: The Power of Togetherness
Chances are you know someone who has lost a loved one to suicide. Maybe it was you. Maybe you are not sure what to think or what to do now. But did you know you have a great power, a power to heal yourself and those left in the aftermath?
Heart-talk — a way of connecting that is deeper than the everyday exchange of words — enables healing to take place. As music touches us with an emotional impact, even without words, so does speaking from the heart. We are hardwired to connect with each other in a language of understanding.
For many different reasons, however, a lot of people shield their hearts. They wear “masks” for the personas they put forth in front of others. Isolating the heart has become almost standard in all but the closest relationships, and sometimes those go awry and leave the needs of self, family members or friends unfulfilled.
The bereaved notice this tendency quite painfully if others drift away and back to their daily lives after offering initial support following a death in the family. This can be interpreted as forgetting the loved one, especially when the manner of death was traumatic and difficult to understand, though in most cases, it could be just a return to practical living or uncertainty about what to say.
Then there are those who care deeply and who risk everything to connect. These are the friends who stay close. To bear witness to the pain of grief is not easy. Family members who lose someone loved to suicide need an e...
Source: World of Psychology - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Jan McDaniel Tags: Communication Grief and Loss Suicide Bereaved Depression grieving Heart-talk Source Type: blogs
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