How to Deal with Grief

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Morbid topic for most of us, but you just never know when it's going to hit and let's face it - it most certainly will at some stage of our lives.



Sadness and grief is a part of the human condition. We are all going to experience it, so what do we do, how do we react when hits with this sometimes unexpected news?

I first experienced grief at 14, (family friend) but again at 19 (brother). My brother's death was akin to somebody pulling the rug out from underneath me, and so, I know the different stages of grief and the massive impact that it can have on our lives.

I can tell you this succinctly grief will;







Elizabeth Kubler Ross was an American doctor who made a huge impact on the way the medical profession viewed the dying.

She said that the stages of grief are:
Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression and Acceptance.

Nothing is set in stone and this isn't the whole list of emotions (there could be more) but it does serve as a guide.

Now, the above, can be true of people diagnosed with a terminal disease, someone who is estranged from a family member, or someone who has lost a loved one or 'simply' lost all their possessions?



And so, on a lighter note, what can we do to help ourselves?

We can :












There is no 'one way' or 'easy way' to deal with grief, but if we can understand a few simple tips, perhaps we can help someone else in need when the time comes, as well as ourselves.

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