Having A Lost Loved One: Coping Up With Sadness | The Communication Blog

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Having A Lost Loved One: Coping Up With Sadness

By Maude N. Lloyd


Statistics have shown that people at the age of 18 are experiencing forms of depression and even children do feel depression. Depression is a critical form of grief in which a person who has experienced grief is not able to cope well with the loss of a loved one. With that, it is very important that you know how to treat and communicate with people with grief and depression.

There are stages of grief that everyone needs to follow. First is denial in which a person tries to avoid acknowledge the loss of a loved one then comes anger, bargaining, depression which is the most critical and then acceptance. Going through these stages is important for a person to get through grief.

Determine if your grief is affecting the way you live your life. Sometimes, grief consumes us so much that it has gone through with our lives. We are not able to take good care of ourselves or even go to work and if this happens, seek help from others.

Be in tune with your feelings. Do not try to suppress them. Talk to your family and friends and admit if you are having difficulties accepting the fact that a loved one is good. They will surely understand what you are feeling and would help you go through the process.

Take things slowly. Never rush things so that you can go ahead with your life. Rushing things only tends to supress what you truly feel and it can be deadly on your part. Suppressing your feelings will take its toll on your body.

Pursue the things that you are really passionate about. If you love writing your feelings on a journal do so if it helps. Or if you find swimming and other sports relaxing and leave a sense of peace inside you then by all means do so.

Get back to your routine if possible. You might be doing a lot of things together with your loved one who just passed away but learn to do them alone. Put yourself on a daily routine to let the days pass by.

Always remember that you are not alone and that you have family and friends who are around you that you can talk to when you feel sad. Trust in them that everything will be alright.




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