So what is grief? Grief is a natural response to loss. It's the emotional suffering you feel when something or someone you love is taken away. The more significant the loss the more intense the grief will be. You may associate grief with the death of a loved one-which is often the cause of the most intense type of grief-but any loss can cause grief, Smith, Melinda, M.A., and Segal, Jeanne, Ph.D.(February2014) In 1969, psychiatrist Elisabeth Kubler-Ross introduced what became known as the “five stages of grief.” These stages of grief were based on her studies of the feelings of patients facing terminal illness, but many people have generalized them to other types of negative life changes and losses, such as the death of loved one or a break-up. …show more content…
Depression: This stage of grief occurs in some people after they realize the true extent of the loss May include sleep and appetite disturbances, an lack of energy and concentration, and crying spells. A person may feel loneliness, emptiness, isolation, and self-pity. 4. Anger: This reaction usually occurs when an individual feels helpless and powerless. Anger can stem from a feeling of abandonment through a loved one's death. An individual may be angry at a higher power or toward life in general. Laura Webb Page 3 5. Acceptance: In time, an individual may be able to come to terms with various feelings and accept the fact that the loss occurred. Healing can begin once the loss becomes integrated into the individual’s set of life experiences. Goldenberg, Joseph MD (May 2014) Ways of dealing with Grief: Find people that understand and stay away from people that pull you down. You will experience highs and lows but it is ok give yourself a break it is only a temporary set back. Be open to the lesson you can learn from the painful experience of loosing a loved one. Keep a journal write about thoughts and feelings. Do not flee from the pain, live knowing you are strong through the experience. Go help …show more content…
2 Corinthians 1:3-4 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. 1 Peter 5:7 Casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. Ecclesiastes 3:1-14 For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven: a time to be born, and a time to die, a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what is planted, a time to kill, and a time to heal, a time to break down, and a time to build up; a time to weep, and a time to laugh, a time to mourn, and a time to dance, a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing. The Holy Bible, English Standard Version(2001) There are many more scriptures in the Bible that can help a person during grief. I found comfort in his arms during the loss of my Dad and went through spiritual things of the unknown, but that is another story that I might have to write about in a project later. I can say from experience that we are not alone in this world there is a spiritual world and God rules over it and I have heard and went through things that can not be explained other than by Gods