Have you ever lost someone who meant a lot to you? Maybe you lost something that was very important. Grief is a very natural response. It is a normal process to go through as we adjust to a meaningful loss. All of our social masks can be stripped away and we can walk around feeling like a raw nerve for a while.
In my work as a therapist, one of the things I do is help clients through the grief process. This can be a death, the loss of a significant relationship, the ending of a career, the changing of a parenting role as children grow up and leave the home, or any type of major loss.
Sometimes a person will come to me saying they are concerned that they are still very sad and yet the people around them seem to have moved on or are telling them to move on. This can be a very lonely feeling indeed. However, "No one can tell you how long you should mourn." is a very true statement! There is no one size fits all when it comes to emotions. Everyone grieves at their own pace. The tears we shed say how important this person or situation was to us. Getting support from a patient caring friend, or a therapist can help us through this very normal journey to healing. Are you grieving anything in your life?
