|
|
How to Cope with Murder Grief (Popularity:  )
http://www.howtocopewithgriefandloss.com/Murder-Grief.html
Murder grief may be somewhat less difficult to deal with than suicide grief, simply because the answer to "why" always points to a third party rather than the deceased individual. Otherwise, the difference is akin to being hit in the head with a 5 pound sledge as opposed to a 10 pound sledge. Either of these will cause a lot of damage. The question of "why", in this case, leads ...
|
How to Cope with Sudden Death (Popularity: )
http://www.extraordinarygriefexperiences.com
Are you completely overwhelmed with the unexpected death of a loved one? Frozen in time? Numb? Not knowing where to turn? All of this and more occurs every day and it can only be described with one word: Normal. But whether normal or not, its effect is chilling, something that no one who has never had the experience, can fathom.
I've made that trip with my wife, so I speak from ...
|
How to Cope with Suicide (Popularity: )
http://www.howtocopewithgriefandloss.com/Suicide-Grief.html
Death due to suicide is probably the most complex grieving experience we ever have to deal with. When a loved one commits suicide we are left wondering Why? Over and over that simple question just keeps coming up - Why?
Why would someone we love do that to themselves? What was going on in their mind that this was their only way out? Did I miss something in their behavior that ...
|
How to Cope with the Death of a Child (Popularity: )
http://www.howtocopewithgriefandloss.com/Grieving-A-Child.html
Losing a child is one of life's biggest tragedies. All that promise, all those hopes, all those possibilities for a bright and successful future disappear in an instant. Whether you've lost a young child or a young adult child, the feeling of loss cuts deep. We are simply not programmed to deal with the death of a child. We accept the loss of parents and grandparents as inevitable. But losing ...
|
How to Cope with the Death of a Parent (Popularity: )
http://www.howtocopewithgriefandloss.com/Grieving-A-Parent.html
Losing a parent is something we all have to face at some point in our lives. At a young age this is particularly difficult, so we rely on adults to show us how to grieve. Sadly, most adults are poor models of the grieving process as a whole.
When we lose a parent in our adult years we are facing a changing of the guard so to speak. The older generation ...
|
How to Cope with the Death of Your Spouse (Popularity: )
http://www.howtocopewithgriefandloss.com/
Losing a spouse is a devastating experience. Our friend, our partner, our soul mate is now gone and we are lost. It feels as if a part of us has died as well. In my practice, helping individuals deal with the loss of their partner was a common occurrence. Young or old, surviving spouses had an equally difficult time adjusting to this reality.
Older couples had usually talked about losing one ...
|
How to Cope with the Loss of a Relationship (Popularity: )
http://www.howtocopewithgriefandloss.com
Breaking up with your lover, partner or spouse is a major event in your life. The consequences are not much different than losing a loved one through death. A relationship breakup is a death of sorts, the death of possibilities, a future together and plans that were spun around during your better days together.
Feelings of loss, sadness and grief are common to the experience. What you go through is a ...
|
How to Help Children Who Are Experiencing Grief (Popularity: )
http://www.thecbtcoach.com
To help the child it is very important that you are truthful about what has happened. When the child has questions it is important that they are answered simply and truthfully. Give them a safe place to let their feelings out about the death or loss. You might notice that the child has regressed; it is acceptable to let them regress for a time.
You should also help them to find ...
|
How to Recover From the Loss of a Family Member (Popularity: )
http://www.bestantiagingantioxidants.com
On Mother's Day, my dad had what he thought was a bad case of heartburn, and finally my mom convinced him to go to the hospital. On the way there, he went into cardiac arrest and never regained consciousness. He slipped into a coma and died nearly a week later. It's been just over six months and I am sometimes overcome by sadness and grief. I can't imagine what my ...
|
How to Reduce the Stress of Grieving (Popularity: )
http://www.extraordinarygriefexperiences.com
Although loss and the resulting grief is a condition of existence, few realize that it takes a devastating physical toll on the mourner. This is born out by the fact that many who are suffering through a divorce or the death of a loved one often come down with a cold or flu symptoms, or end up with severe headaches or stomach upsets.
For over 40 years I have taught that ...
|
|
|
