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Does grief make you nasty?
Grief feelings are often messy, complicated, ugly and sometimes make you feel like you’re a bad person, or like you’re going crazy. Because, like many other things in grief, these are better faced and coped with head-on than brushed under the carpet. So bring on the ugly!
Why does grief make others uncomfortable?
Grief makes people uncomfortable The griever’s pain and tears are overwhelming, and people just don’t know what to say or do. As a result of all that discomfort, people say stupid, thoughtless, and downright mean things to grievers all the time.
Why do grieving people get depressed?
This can occur if a grieving person gets into an unhealthy spiral of lack of sleep or unhealthy eating and drinking habits, or lack of exercise — especially if these habits continue more than a few weeks. People are especially at risk for depression if they don’t take good physical care of themselves as well as if they become too isolated.
What is “grieving” and why is it important?
Grieving is not really about handling losses at all—the fact that it helps us do that is just a welcome bonus. Grieving is about handling ourselves when we are facing difficult situations.
Can you let yourself feel the pain of grief?
Unfortunately, this is easier said than done. Letting yourself feel the painful or threatening feelings of grieving is difficult enough, even when you know how to handle them. And most people just don’t get many opportunities to practice using it.
How do you deal with grief and loss?
Make it a goal to go to bed and awaken at the same time each day. Give yourself a good amount of time to rest, but be on guard for sleeping too much as a way to avoid the hard work of grieving. Move your body. Get up and walk or move around, preferably outside, at least a little each day.