Coping with the loss of the love one, close friend, and a
family member is one of the difficult challenges that many face. Loss needs to
be understood as natural part of life and it can be overcome by shock and
confusion.
Common grief symptoms
- · Shock and disbelief-You may feel trouble that the loss or what happened or deny the truth.
- · Sadness-You may have feeling of emptiness, despair, yearning or deep loneliness.
- · Guilty-You will feel guilty of things you did not do or say.
- · Anger-even if the loss as not human fault, you will feel angry and resentful.
- · Fear-You will feel anxious, helpless or insecure.
- · Physical symptoms-Grief involves physical problem such as fatigue, weight loss, insomnia, ache and pains.
Coping with grief and loss
The pain or healing will go away if you have the support of
other people. It can be the feeling you want to talk about and it is important
to express them. By mere sharing the burden it will make your burden easy to
carry and do not grieve alone.
Take care of yourself
When you are grieving it is more important to take care of
yourself, because the stress can deplete your power and emotional reserves. You
must face your feelings and you can try to suppress your grief but you can’t
avoid it forever.
Accept your feeling
Many people experiences all kinds of emotions after the
death of someone close to them, and you will feel sad, frustration, anger and
tired it is normal.
Look after your physical health.
You mind and body is connected if you feel good physically
you will feel better emotional. Deal with stress and fatigue excising, getting
enough sleep, eat healthy food. Never use alcohol or drugs to relieve the pain
of grief or lift your mood artificially.
Plan ahead for grief
You can reawaken anniversaries, holidays and milestone
memories and feeling. You must be prepared for an intense mood and know that is
normal. If you are sharing a lifecycle event with other relatives, talk to them
ahead of about their expectations and agree on strategic to honor the person
you loved.