To all my family and friends. I would like to apologize for not being myself in the last few months. This year a lot of you were never told, I lost my mother in April, I have been struggling with health issues and trying hard to take back my health. Then in the mist of this tragedy, I got kicked while I was down. While seeking comfort for the loss of my mother, I realized that wasnt my only loss. So now for those of you who care, I am trying to put things in perspective for you. There are 7 stages of bereavement and it seems to apply to the loss of other things also. So while trying to pull myself back to gather, I was checking to see where I was in the process. It was interesting... 7 Stages of Grief… can also apply to the end of a relationship. 1. SHOCK & DENIAL-You will probably react to learning of the loss with numbed disbelief. You may deny the reality of the loss at some level, in order to avoid the pain. Shock provides emotional protection from being overwhelmed all at once. This may last for weeks. 2. PAIN & GUILT-As the shock wears off, it is replaced with the suffering of unbelievable pain. Although excruciating and almost unbearable, it is important that you experience the pain fully, and not hide it, avoid it or escape from it. You may have guilty feelings or remorse over things you did or didnt do with your loved one. Life feels chaotic and scary during this phase. 3. ANGER & BARGAINING-Frustration gives way to anger, and you may lash out and lay unwarranted blame for the death of this marriage on someone else. Please try to control this, as permanent damage to your relationships may result. This is a time for the release of bottled up emotion. You may rail against fate, questioning Why me? You may also try to bargain in vain with the powers that be for a way out of your despair. 4. DEPRESSION, REFLECTION, LONELINESS-Just when your friends may think you should be getting on with your life, a long period of sad reflection will likely overtake you. This is a normal stage of grief, so do not be talked out of it by well-meaning outsiders. Encouragement from others is not helpful to you during this stage of grieving. During this time, you finally realize the true magnitude of your loss, and it depresses you. You may isolate yourself on purpose, reflect on things you did with your lost one, and focus on memories of the past. You may sense feelings of emptiness or despair. 5. THE UPWARD TURN-As you start to adjust to life without your dear one, your life becomes a little calmer and more organized. Your physical symptoms lessen, and your depression begins to lift slightly. 6. RECONSTRUCTION & WORKING THROUGH-As you become more functional, your mind starts working again, and you will find yourself seeking realistic solutions to problems posed by life without your loved one. You will start to work on practical and financial problems and reconstructing yourself and your life without him or her. 7. ACCEPTANCE & HOPE-During this, the last of the seven stages in this grief model, you learn to accept and deal with the reality of your situation. Acceptance does not necessarily mean instant happiness. Given the pain and turmoil you have experienced, you can never return to the carefree, untroubled YOU that existed before this tragedy. But you will find a way forward. You will start to look forward and actually plan things for the future. Eventually, you will be able to think about your lost loved one without pain; sadness, yes, but the wrenching pain will be gone. You will once again anticipate some good times to come, and yes, even find joy again in the experience of living. With this I hope you understand more, now.
Posted on: Sun, 10 Nov 2013 16:06:41 +0000
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