Title: How to Cope with Grief in a Healthy Way: A Practical Guide [2021]
Headings: How to Cope with Grief in a Healthy Way: A Practical Guide [2021]
How to Cope with Grief in a Healthy Way: A Practical Guide [2021]
Table of Contents
Understanding Grief
What is grief?
What causes grief?
What are the symptoms of grief?
Emotional Symptoms of Grief
Mental Symptoms of Grief
Physical Symptoms of Grief.
Behavioral and Social Symptoms of Grief.
Grief and Depression
Stages of Grief
My own view is that for many people the specific stages and the idea that one must progress through them can be more invalidating than helpful. Many people do not ever go through stages of denial or bargaining, for instance, but can feel like they’re “doing grief wrong” if they’re not.
Upsides and Benefits of Grief
How to Grieve Well: 6 Practical Tips for Coping with Grief and Loss
1. Don’t put time-limits on your grief.
Grief does lessen with time, but how quickly and to what extent is difficult to predict.
2. Resist comparing your grief to other people’s.
But the act of comparing our grief to that of others and then judging it accordingly usually isn’t helpful.
3. Spend time grieving intentionally.
Trying to avoid difficult emotions only makes them stronger in the long-run.
When you approach your grief willingly, it signals to your own mind that what you’re experiencing is painful but not bad or dangerous.
4. Seek out the right kind of social support.
Just because you’re grieving, doesn’t mean you have to talk about your grief all the time!
5. Allow yourself you feel more than just sadness.
By limiting our grief exclusively to sadness, we end up invalidating the emotionally complex nature of grief.
6. Take self-care seriously.
Myths and Misconceptions About Grief
In order to move on with your life, you need to forget about your loss.
Grief is an emotion.
If you don’t shed tears or frequently feel sad you’re not processing your grief in a healthy way.
Women grieve more than men.
The more intense and lasting your grief the better.
Grief should last for approximately one year.
The best way to minimize the pain of grief is to ignore it.
Frequently Asked Questions About Grief
What is Pre-grief or anticipatory grief?
What is prolonged grief? And what about complicated grief?
What is a grief attack?
How do I help someone who’s grieving?
What is grief therapy or grief counseling?
Is grief normal after divorce?
How do I know if and when I need to seek professional help?
More Resources for Understanding Grief and the Grieving Process
Summary and Key Takeaways
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Content: Common Myths and Misconceptions About Grief
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Summary and Key Takeaways
Understanding Grief
What is grief? Grief is the natural response to the loss of a person or things that was valuable or loved. Grief is often quite intense and long-lasting and occurs on many levels from emotional and physical to social and spiritual. Especially in the early stages, people who are grieving often describe feeling overwhelmingly sad and distraught, although grief may also manifest emotionally as “numbness” or feeling “disconnected.” What causes grief? Grief is almost always triggered by the loss of someone or something very valuable or loved. Traditionally, we associate grief with the death of a loved one. And indeed, this is a common cause for grief. But any significant loss can lead to grief: