I am reading a book that deals with grief. Oh, not because I am grieving but because I want to be more informed on the grieving process and how I can come alongside a mourner.
I have suffered the loss of parents and members of their immediate families, so I know the deep unimaginable pain of grief.
I too, suffered the insensitive comments of ‘are you still grieving?’ – ‘get over it’ – ‘it is time to move on with your life’. Oh, really? So you have been there and dealt with this yourself and you did that, did you? You didn’t hurt for the one who died? You got over it really quickly and got on with your life? Mmmm…..it is not so easy for some.
There is no time-frame on grief! You do not wake up one morning and say, ‘I’m through with mourning, I’m ready to get on with my life’ because if it is a husband or a wife you have lost, along with their death you no longer have an identity. In a similar sense, separation or divorce also robs you of your identity. In ...
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