Just
as grief feels different to different people, coping with grief may be very different from one parent to another.
Not exact matches
Having worked
as a firefighter for over thirty years, having worked
as a
grief counselor for over five years, having experienced lots of pain, suffering and sorrow
as a hypnotherapist, to allow those in grieve, to be able to share their
feelings and emotions in a non-judgmental atmosphere is huge.
But
as I stood where I last saw her alive,
feeling again the
grief, I remembered what Paul said about the afflictions we face in this life: «For our momentary light affliction is producing for us an absolutely incomparable eternal weight of glory» (2 Co. 4:17).
Unless processed through
grief, pain will eventually find a way out in illness or depression, or will lead the griever to avoid all the deep
feelings with which it is associated, preventing her from ever again
feeling love or enjoying herself
as deeply
as before.
When the pain and anger of
grief are allowed to take their course, they will eventually join with the gamut of other
feelings of
grief, including joy and hope
as well
as sorrow, to focus on the true enemy, death, and the true goal, life.
The growth counselor's function is to help such persons
as they work through their resistance to bury a dead relationship; uncouple without infighting so
as to avoid further hurt to each other and to their children; agree on a plan for the children that will be best for the children's mental health; work through the ambivalent
feelings that usually accompany divorce — guilt, rage, release, resentment, failure, joy, loss — so that each person's infected
grief wound can heal; discover what each contributed to the disintegration of their relationship; learn the relationship - building and love - nurturing skills which each will need either to enjoy creative singlehood or to establish a better marriage.
The
grief he endured simply caused him to
feel as though he had been forsaken, but God never forsakes us, and I don't believe he ever forsook Jesus.
Good
Grief - It's not that we take religion «SO personally»,
as you put it, it's just that nobody else seems interested in challenging religious beliefs seriously, something that many of us
feel is absolutely necessary considering how much harm they can cause within society.
As long as these mothers continue to perform Strong Black Woman, people will love them, but if at any moment they were to break down and show the grief they feel, and the pain, and the trauma, and the tears, and the rage, they would cease to be our heroe
As long
as these mothers continue to perform Strong Black Woman, people will love them, but if at any moment they were to break down and show the grief they feel, and the pain, and the trauma, and the tears, and the rage, they would cease to be our heroe
as these mothers continue to perform Strong Black Woman, people will love them, but if at any moment they were to break down and show the
grief they
feel, and the pain, and the trauma, and the tears, and the rage, they would cease to be our heroes.
As I've read through the comments I've once again been overcome by
grief that theses conversations have to exist... that my gay brothers and sisters have to overcome the
feeling that there is something wrong with them..
Viewing this process
as stages of
grief will help me not to
feel so lost.
The group succeeded in reaching a
feeling level, discussing such matters
as their perceptions of each other,
feelings about having children
as this relates to marital intimacy, and the
grief experience of one member.
Fishon, I also was thinking of Viktor Frankl (whose books have impacted me greatly) today
as I was processing some of the differences between
feeling and expressing
grief and anguish
as a part of choosing to turn from bitterness and trust God vs. choosing bitterness because I can't get past the reality that what happened was injust.
Or they may
feel self - hatred for having contributed to the nurture of someone who,
as they see it, arrogantly took his or her life — a prerogative of God alone: A survivor's
grief may be so severe that it can become a cause of self - execution on the part of the bereaved.
She considers the nurses «compassionate and sensitive»; describes herself
as «always controlled, cooperative, compliant, an excellent patient, automatically responsive to the needs and
feeling of others,» who is «shocked» when her
grief breaks through her «normally strong controls.»
I began writing about Scandinavian food in 2009 a couple of months after Grandma Agny passed away; the
grief had struck me in ways deeper than I could have expected, and I found myself seeking out elements of our shared Norwegian heritage
as a way to
feel closer to her memory.
Because
as active
as my parenthood may be right now, I never want to forget how the waiting
felt, how the
grief wrapped itself around the brightness of the sun, the casual small talk of those not acutely grieving, the ache from the long haul of hope.
Unresolved
feelings, such
as grief related to a divorce or loss of a loved one can be the root of the problem.
It almost
feels as if this simple act helps me to get to the root of my problems, and
as each weed falls in my bucket, a small piece of that
grief and frustration falls into the bucket
as well.
I've never experienced a loss
as devastating
as yours and if I had I know I'd
feel immense
grief too.
Comments such
as «you can try again» or «time is a healer» all spoken and meant with the very best of intentions can
feel belittling and dismissive to the
grief for the longed for baby that has died.
As i wait for the arrival of a baby conceived after the death of my first baby when he was a month old, i worry about being able to offer him / her a life not completely shadowed by sadness and
grief... I hold on to the hope that the love i already
feel for this tiny human growing in me will allow me to give him the full life he / she deserves.
They may think it's their fault that their father is not around,
feel grief, distress, and low self - esteem
as adults.
One emotion is usually more «tolerable» for the child to experience, and this emotion serves
as a barrier to
feeling the others; i.e. high levels of anger or fear will prevent the child from
feeling grief and shame.
As part of the healing process, the child needs to express her terror, rage,
grief and shame, and have these
feelings accepted and validated by her adoptive mother.
You may never truly «get over» your loss, but know that your
grief will become more manageable over time especially if you recognize your
feelings as valid and accept that you may need time to work through them.
While most surrogates agree that they don't bond
as intensely with their surrogate babies
as they do with their own children, you may experience
feelings of
grief or loss following the birth of the baby.
As a result, those with a loss often
feel isolated in their
grief and those trying to support are confused about how to help.
As a parent, you can't protect you children from
grief, but you can help them express their
feelings, comfort them, help them
feel safer, and teach them how to deal with fear.
As you do your best to shepherd him through the college application process gracefully, you are likely filled with mixed
feelings — with
grief that he will be leaving and with relief that he will no longer be pitting his will against yours.
I was no longer in a place of deep
grief and detachment, but I continued to
feel guilty
as my challenging rainbow baby again took attention away from my daughter.
Feelings of loss,
grief, rejection and shame
as well
as identity issues, intimacy problems and problems with the evolution of self - control are all identified
as life - long issues for adoptees, natural parents and even for the people who adopt in Deborah N. Silverstein and Sharon Kaplan's «Lifelong Issues in Adoption» available on the internet.
You might
feel guilt
as well
as grief, and you'll be dealing with the mandatory police investigation into cause of death.
A lot of your
feelings of
grief about this have to do with pressure we put on ourselves, and the HUGE SOCIETAL PRESSURE that's laid at our feet to breastfeed... and if you «fail» you're a «failure»
as a mother in general for not doing what is «best.»
Neither is true:
grief is not forgotten even though it might not be
felt as acutely.
It's not uncommon to
feel alone in your
grief following a miscarriage
as they are unfortunately often not a subject that is openly discussed.
The
grief caused by KABA's death has been greatly
felt especially by the Multimedia Group Limited and
as the funeral approaches, the mood at its offices have become more somber.
This surge of support can look and
feel very different, such
as stepping away from things that no longer serve you and an accompanying
feeling of loss,
grief, or disappointment.
Face your negative emotions
as they arise, allowing yourself to
feel sadness,
grief, anxiety, and anger.
If you have experienced
grief or loss of someone or a part of yourself, give yourself permission to
feel exactly
as you need to.
Comparing my couple of IVF rounds with someone's eight rounds only left me
feeling not good enough or like my
grief wasn't
as bad.
Comparing my two rounds of IVF with someone's eight left me
feeling not good enough and like my
grief wasn't
as bad.
Now you do not have to
grief or
feel sad
as there can be someone at your side to understand your
feelings and emotions.
Resorting to these easy, cheap scares
feels a way of accounting for a requirement the Spierig's weren't really interested in though,
as Winchester is seemingly more inclined to explore how cruelty,
grief, and loss can affect people in different ways and to varying degrees.
But that won't prevent you from
feeling Katja's
grief as she listens to the medical examiner detail the horrifying ways Rocco was mutilated in the explosion, or her fury
as she watches the neo-Nazi couple jump into each other's arms, knowing that they're the reason she will never embrace Nuri ever again.
This is a remarkable, triumphant, and confident picture by Aster, who gives the film an almost meditative - like sensation,
as you
feel every space you're in, every emotion, every moment of
grief.
As Mary Todd Lincoln, you can empathize,
feel, and damn near hold the screen attempting to console a woman beaten and broken with
grief.
Sporting short hair ala Mia Farrow in Rosemary's Baby, Kidman is convincing
as a woman completely overwrought with
grief and confusion when this boy enters her life, but at times, she seems so gullible and obsessive that it's almost impossible to
feel sorry for her situation.
Lawrence again shows the character's doubt
as well
as her courage and, late on, in another scene with the woebegone cat Buttercup, the explosive
grief that she
feels.
When Margot is goaded into climbing that tree (suspected to be rotting, the tree doctor gives it a clean bill of health), which stands
as sentinel between the childhoods better remembered and the present better forgotten, and finds herself stuck there with a bug crawling into her ear, there is, stark and indelible, the
feeling that we've come somewhere in our process of
grief — past vengeance, into despair, no looking back.