Going Through the Motions of Grief

​Nothing can prepare us when a loved one dies. Grief is overwhelming. This sinking feeling is hard to understand and explain unless personally experienced. As with other emotions, awareness and acceptance are the keys.

​The Famous DABDA
Psychiatrist Kubler-Ross coined these DABDA as the five stages of grief. These phases are as follows: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance. For some, they believe that going through these periods would finally help them heal and get over the loss of their loved one. These are not stepping that we experience in the correct order. Instead, one can simultaneously be in these stages or go back and forth until they finally accept the loss.
 
Grief: A Tide That Ebbs and Flows
This concept is a statement that some people deny. For them, you should get over the death of a loved one at some point. However, the truth is grief is a feeling that will stay with you forever. There are days that it will seem overwhelming, and there are days that everything seems to be fine. What ends is mourning or that deep sorrow following the death of someone. However, the feeling of loss would always be there.
 
Fear and Guilt Are Elements of Grief
As a beloved family member or a friend dies, we fear and think about many things. We worry about how we will cope without them. We also dread that our lives will forever change, or if we will survive in their absence. Some even are afraid of the departed’ s ghost even if they profess their deep love to the person while he is alive. All these are natural.
Upon the passing of time, when we learn to be happy again, we may initially feel guilt. We think that we are betraying the memory of our loved one by being happy. This reaction may sound unreasonable but is natural.
 
Have Something to Remember Them
Through the passing of time, we learn to live with the fact that our loved one is not with us anymore. What makes it easier is to find a ritual that will help you seem to be still close to them. It could be as simple as candle lighting or going to their favorite places.
 
Losing a loved one because of death is already physically, emotionally, and mentally tiring. Another burden that may add to the sadness is the financial burden of taking care of their beloved's remains.
 
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