Things about grief we didn't know before

Published on Sept 23, 2022 02:09 pm IST

Grieving isn't a linear process. It is a road filled with bumps and distractions with other emotions, often merging with grief and making it a complicated thing to deal with.

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Grief is a very personal feeling. Sadness or grief, no matter how much we discuss or communicate with others, is still a feeling that cannot be communicated in words completely. What we feel is only for us to feel. Hence, grief also goes through the process of understanding and accepting it, and eventually finding a way to deal with it. This process is a difficult one to take and a lonely way as well. Marriage and family therapist Elizabeth Earnshaw addressed the unknown things about grief in her recent Instagram post.(Unsplash) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Sept 23, 2022 02:09 pm IST

Grief is a very personal feeling. Sadness or grief, no matter how much we discuss or communicate with others, is still a feeling that cannot be communicated in words completely. What we feel is only for us to feel. Hence, grief also goes through the process of understanding and accepting it, and eventually finding a way to deal with it. This process is a difficult one to take and a lonely way as well. Marriage and family therapist Elizabeth Earnshaw addressed the unknown things about grief in her recent Instagram post.(Unsplash)

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Grieving isn't a linear process. It is a road filled with bumps and distractions with other emotions, often merging with grief and making it a complicated thing to deal with.(Unsplash) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Sept 23, 2022 02:09 pm IST

Grieving isn't a linear process. It is a road filled with bumps and distractions with other emotions, often merging with grief and making it a complicated thing to deal with.(Unsplash)

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Sadness is not the only feeling that we have when we go through grief. Grief is a potpourri of emotions, some of them can be difficult to handle as well.(Unsplash) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Sept 23, 2022 02:09 pm IST

Sadness is not the only feeling that we have when we go through grief. Grief is a potpourri of emotions, some of them can be difficult to handle as well.(Unsplash)

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Relief, anger and peace are some of the emotions that we feel at different times of processing grief.(Unsplash) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Sept 23, 2022 02:09 pm IST

Relief, anger and peace are some of the emotions that we feel at different times of processing grief.(Unsplash)

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No matter how much we expect grief to look like, it can surprise us with a whole lot of different emotions, that are new to us.(Unsplash) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Sept 23, 2022 02:09 pm IST

No matter how much we expect grief to look like, it can surprise us with a whole lot of different emotions, that are new to us.(Unsplash)

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Often what we expect would upset us, don't. Hence, we start to make peace with it.(Unsplash) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Sept 23, 2022 02:09 pm IST

Often what we expect would upset us, don't. Hence, we start to make peace with it.(Unsplash)

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But more than ever, it is the unexpected things that can take us by surprise and bring in us the surge of grief.(Unsplash) expand-icon View Photos in a new improved layout
Published on Sept 23, 2022 02:09 pm IST

But more than ever, it is the unexpected things that can take us by surprise and bring in us the surge of grief.(Unsplash)

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