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- The Comfort of Humour by Derek Haines
I remember stubbing my big toe on a rock when I was about five or six. My toe nail was pointing north, and there was blood gushing in abundance. There was pain in abundance as well. But before my first tears of pain had completed their gravitational journey down my cheeks, my father's voice reminded me of my obligations. "Boys don't cry!" - Healing the Inevitable Ills - Dealing With the Hurts of Life by Steve Wickham
The issue of dealing effectively with the inevitable hurts of life is simply than most of us think. Follow the stories of three examples which illustrate for us how we heal ourselves... - Two Tools to Heal Heartbreak by Caryl Westmore
Feeling heart-broken, heart-sore or stuck in romantic grief? Then let me share my top two ways to get unstuck from that feeling of obsessive heartache when someone dumps you. Both tips point you to an earlier time in your childhood or teens when you felt abandoned or hurt. - Hope For Heavy Hearts During Holidays by Mary Jane Hurley Brant
The holidays are close. Normally they are a time for family fun and celebration but when someone you loved has died, the season is painful and lonely. - Your First Christmas After Losing Your Loved One by Akindolire Adekunle Eric
Losing some one that is very dear and close to you can be very painful and recovering from the shock sometimes takes a lot effort. I lost my mum five years ago and I know exactly how painful it was back then and how painful it still continues to be even now. I remember how tough it was for me when I returned from a National assignment to learn about the death of my mother. The pain was too much to bear but I just had to get over it. - Grief is Grief, No Matter How Small by Terry C Thomas
When we lose something to which we are attached, whether it is a person, a place, an innocence or even a pet or home, it is normal to experience painful feelings of grief. What is surprising is that all grief centers on the same sets of emotional feelings, and if grief from a former experience is not healed, a new grief will seem worse than necessary. - A Friend in Need Help is on the Way by Judy Strong
When your best friend turns to you for help in a crisis, do you know what to do? Here are some guidelines for assuring that help is on the way. - Death and Dying - A Meditation For the Dying and Deceased by Kate Holt
I offer this meditation for those who have died, especially for those souls who need it most. It is inspired by the faith traditions mentioned in my recent article, "Death and Dying: November is the Month of Remembrance." A Meditation for the Dying and Deceased Stretch your body in all the ways that feel good to you, then find a comfortable position that supports relaxed awareness. - Death and Dying - November is the Month For Remembrance by Kate Holt
Growing up in the Catholic tradition, I was always concerned about the practice of praying for the "faithful departed." Didn't those who were faithless, need our prayers even more? It struck me as a subtle scare tactic for the living, implying, you'd better get to church or we won't pray for you when you're dead. Perhaps it is a leftover from a time, not so long ago when suicide deaths and deaths of convicted murderers were assumed to be faithless and were not allowed to be buried in a Catholic cemetery with the traditional Catholic rites. Whether you knew of this, or practices like it, directly or not, you may have internalized its effects. - The Deserted City of the Aching Soul by Steve Wickham
Calamity and ruin hit the heart in an instant as the soul is carried off into exile. For these sharp hours of the initiation it seems we're strangely numb yet we hardly want it as real and as stark as it is right now. A time of release does come--hold out hope for it. - Death and Choices - Surviving the Loss of a Loved One by Scott Sheperd
I have seen people who were actually afraid to get through the death of a loved one because they thought that getting through it might be being disloyal to the one who died. Survivors are also sometimes afraid that if they get through this loss and possibly let go of the emotional pain, sadness or anger, they might lose the face or the voice of the loved one. - Memorial Song Premier, Emotional Pain and Pleasure by Harriet Hodgson
After a loved one dies we remember them in many ways. This article tells how grieving parents donated money to commission a song in memory of their daughter and describes the premier of the choral piece. - Give Support, Not Platitudes by Scott Sheperd
If someone is in the middle of a crisis, whether it be health related or not, and they are struggling to stay on top of the problem and perhaps not doing too well at it, they don't need to hear a platitude. A platitude, during a crisis, distances the person saying it from the person who is supposed to benefit. - Aspects of Grief - Coping With the Holidays by Mary Zemites
The holidays are upon us. But we have a heavy heart and do not feel like rejoicing. Perhaps this is our first holiday season since our loved one died. Perhaps it is not the first. It is a good idea to prepare and plan ahead in order to avoid being overwhelmed with grief during the holidays. - Is Unresolved Grief Ruining Your Life? by Lori Bell
Most of us think of grief as being associated with death- loss of human life, sometimes the loss of a close pet. We don't really tend to think of needing to mourn the loss of a job, the loss of a relationship, or the loss of our status in the community. Yet these losses are all very real to us and often do require a "mourning" period. - Important and Helpful Tips For Managing the Holidays For the Bereaved by Gloria Lintermans
The holidays can be a particularly difficult time. While we are used to being with our family members during this time, sadly, an important person in the family is missing. And while we take comfort in having family close-whom we depend on for support-often while in their midst we still feel sad or lost remembering past occasions and events because this time of year is particularly ripe with upsetting memories. The following are suggestions for managing the holidays, a difficult time of year for the bereaved. - How to Cope With Grief During the Holidays by JoAnne Funch
The holiday season is a joyous time for most, but those who have experienced a loss, this usually festive time of the year can be a painful reminder that your loved one is no longer around. You wonder how will you cope with grief? - Terminal Illness and Impending Death by Judy H. Wright
If you or a loved one is coping with a terminal illness and impending death my love and support go out to you. This is some of the hardest work in the world-so much to do, people to call, questions to get answered and so little energy to do it all. The decisions you must make to help someone complete their life in this sphere are are very difficult. As people struggle to make the right decisions about treatment, funeral arrangements, last wishes and final gifts, opportunities will arise for connections. - Coping With Grief at Different Ages by Nicole Krueger
Healthy ways of dealing with grief depend on many factors including your age and life experiences. This article discusses grief and bereavement in terms of how it affects different people of varying ages - children, teenagers, adults and the elderly. - The Individualized Grieving Process by Mary Mast
I wanted to write this article not only based on the grieving process but the timelines of the grieving process. As we are all unique individuals, the grieving process is also a very individualized process. - On Finding a Lifeline Following a Loss by R. Benyamin Cirlin
A few weeks ago a man named Walt walked into our offices for his second therapy session. Walt's wife of close to thirty years had recently died after a long bout with lung cancer. What was unusual in this instance was that Walt was 86, and his wife Laura was just 68. - Why Do Bad Things Happen? by Paula Owen
Sometimes things happen to us or others we know that just don't seem fair. Why must we go through this grief? And deep sadness? Do we really need to feel these negative emotions to give us contrast to our joyful, happy feelings? - Why Letting Go is So Powerful by Eric L Knouse
Losing someone is a very painful experience. We see that person everywhere we go and everything reminds us of them. It doesn't matter if we just go to the store, there will be something there that makes us think of them, such as their favorite food. If you're reading this, chances are you are having a hard time recovering from losing someone close. - Losing Family by Teresa Magat
Losing family obliges us to be reintroduced to our own and to regain them all over again. It is both a chance of embracing an unexpected change with an inclination to hope or give in to the negative forces the situation brings and stumble and fall into pieces and can never recover. This occasion presents an opportunity and implies a power to choose freely whether we live gracefully with the injury or allow such loss to quantify its despairing and pessimistic effects it carries. Experiences in our lives can attest to this. - How Meditation Helps in Managing Grief by Andrew James Bradley
The primary problem of a grieving person is the feeling of negativity. Meditation dissolves away negativity and adds more positive aspects and flavor to his or her life. Rather than grieving on the loss of failure in life the individual will be encouraged to live his life in a better way and search for things to be happy. - The Grieving Process - Will it Ever End? by Nancy O'Connor
The Grieving Process When a person dies, his or her suffering is over, at least in life on earth. They have moved on but those who are still living are faced with huge pressures, devastating trauma, important decisions, and powerful emotions. - How to Recover From the Loss of Family and Friends by Andrew James Bradley
Death is a universal truth. We have to accept this truth. If we can accept this truth it will lessen much of our grief and will make us feel lighter. - How to Break the Sad News to Children by Andrew James Bradley
Children are considered to be most crucial part of your family. As a parent, you never want to hurt your children in any way. You try to provide all the comforts to your children and also try to protect them from all those things that affect them badly. But there are times when you are forced to break a bad news to your children as you are provided with no other alternative. - The Feelings of Grief by R. Benyamin Cirlin
In a state of deep grief old trusted paths are strewn with roadblocks. Familiar emotional landmarks are no longer recognizable. Is there any greater "stranger in a strange land" than the person who has lost a loved one - someone reeling from the shattering of a core level dream? When I am coping with my loss, I am involved in drawing a new map of my world. - How to Process Grief by Iyabo Asani
Sometimes we are just not aware that we have not processed grief. We know to process grief when someone dies. However, there are other events that happen that we may not be as aware of the need to grieve as we process these events.
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