What can be expected from the grief process?
When you lose something important to you, your entire being is affected. You grieve with your whole person, not just the mind or spirit. Most people move through a series of stages when they are grieving — steps that help them bid farewell to the past and invest themselves again in the present. The steps don’t always occur in sequence but in one way or another they usually touch your life. The process is a natural and predictable as the formation of a scab on a cut and the subsequent itching that signals healing. Guilt — To endure your pain you may take personal responsibility for the loss. Feeling guilty and not being able to express your reasons often seems more bearable than having no culprit and no explanation. Depression and Loneliness — You may find yourself withdrawing from others who do not seem to understand. Feeling isolated may escalate into depression. Drugs are not helpful — Medication taken under a physician’s guidance may prolong and delay the necessary process of gr
