Facing Denial
Yesterday we talked about the first aspect of the Grief Cycle - shock, today we will talk about the second stage - denial.
Once the shock wears off, many of us then face the stage of denial. The magnitude of our loss seems so big that it is difficult to accept our loss. Often this can be seen through thinking that we have seen them, talking to them, or hearing them. I once found my mum in the garden calling my dad in for tea - a month after he died. As soon as I put my arm round her she realised…..she felt stupid, and started to think that she was going mad.
Far from it, this is a natural reaction. Never be ashamed or worried about this happening to you. Once again this is your body, helping you to cope and it is absolutely understandable.
Death is strange - it is the one certainty in life, you would think because we know that we would be able to face it without difficulty. However, a loss is a loss. One definition of loss is ”being deprived of” and your heart feels deprived of future love. But you will come through, you will move through the grief cycle and find a way of filling that void.
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