Grieving Process

[dougyhowzer]

So since my counselling session , it has been good that I am spending less time on activities that contributed to my trauma .

I also started noticing this morning that I still need to grieve .

Need to grieve the profound losses I have experienced the last 30 years .

I don't know what that looks like , yet I am convinced that grieving is instrumental to my healing/recovery .

I have no desire to continue to live in the environments of my childhood , but I must admit that I have only made it through life via coping mechanisms that come from childhood .

 

[JEKBreatheandBelieve]

My therapist always talks about grieving and I, too, think it is necessary in the healing process. But I have no idea how to get to that point. Every now and then I will cry, but it doesn't seem to help much. It sounds like you are headed in a positive direction. Learning new coping mechanisms can be hard, but it's a good step.

 

[StellaBlue]

I'm pretty sure I'm in a grieving space right now. I've been experiencing profound sadness (which feels very different from depression) along with 4-5 crying spells a day. I'm trusting it will ease up sometime...hopefully soon...

 

[p-no]

Grieving has been a huge part for me on the path of getting better. There's a quote that has often helped me. Maybe it can help you as well.

"Grief is an ocean that pulls me under, tumbles me, scrapes me up and spits me out on a new beach -- three inches taller."
Stephanie Ericsson