As I type this article, the words from many conversations come to mind; conversations about funerals and how some people do not want others to see them dead in a casket and the opposite response is also mentioned.
To do or not to do – Funeral and Memorial Services
Pet Euthanization Decision Made: Barbara’s Experience
With a sigh, this is such a difficult decision to make when you realize that the time has come to not have your pet suffer. I know others saw this decision coming as did I, but who wants to...
Lack of desire to connect with others
Lack of desire to connect with others
- I don’t want to be a bother to anyone
- I look like crap
- I don’t care about anything
- I am doing fine by myself
- I enjoy being by myself
How your sadness and grief can affect your family
Have you ever thought about how your grief affects other family members; children, grandchildren, a partner and who ever else may be closely connected to you? Chances are that when you are in the midst of grief this is the...
What others might not know about SUICIDE LOSS (part one of three)
Below is some of what others might not know about SUICIDE LOSS and the experiences that someone has when a suicide death happens to a person they care about. Not only care about, but perhaps they have found the deceased...
“IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES”
“If Tomorrow Never Comes” is a Garth Brooks song that reflects on many aspects of endings and death. I have heard this song played a few times in the past few months; on TV, radio and at a funeral.
Feelings of...
“FIGHT OR FLIGHT” response to stress and loss
Sometimes excessive stress, trauma and loss cause an individual to go into fight or flight mode where threats to survival or the “enemy” are seen or perceived to be everywhere, in everyone and everything.
Going to this type of thinking or...
FIGHT OR FLIGHT” response to stress and loss
Sometimes excessive stress, trauma and loss cause an individual to go into fight or flight mode where threats to survival or the “enemy” are seen or perceived to be everywhere, in everyone and everything.
Going to this type of thinking or...
Disenfranchised Grief…Unspoken
Disenfranchised grief is a component of grief that is not shared with others for a variety of reasons. An individual may not feel they are worthy of sharing their grief with others. Perhaps society in general does not want to...
Looking Back to Get the Courage to Move Forward
Life is full of ups and down, and sometimes a feeling as if I am never going to get through this crisis. Have you felt this way or know someone in this predicament? I would like to share with you...
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