 How Grief Affects Us (hope this helps you some)
HOW GRIEF AFFECTS US
Grief is not just sadness or depression. It is a whole host of emotions ranging from anxiety to anger to quiet to confusion to relief and more.
In addition to affecting your emotions, it reaches into every part of your life, touching your work, your relationships with others, and your self-image.
How can a person "overcome" grief? In a very real way, the pain is the price we pay for love.
The time comes when we have to say good-bye and let go.
This is the time when our grief begins.
People say, "Time heals", yet time itself does not heal.
Time by itself will not do anything.
It is what we do with time that can heal......
Take time to cry;
Take time to accept death;
Take time to let go;
Take time to make decisions;
Take time to share;
Take time to believe;
Take time to forgive ourselves;
Take time to feel good about yourself again;
Take time to meet new friends;
Take time to laugh;
Take time to give.
Healing takes place when we turn our pain into as many positives as possible.
Helping others is a key to helping ourselves. |