So many people will come in and out of our lives as we go through it. We’ll meet people we love and we’ll lose those people, and one of the things that you’ll quickly have to learn is how to handle that. Whether you lose a parent or you lose a child, grief is going to impact you in many different ways. One thing that I have learned throughout life is that I can’t get away from grief, so rather than carrying around multiple grief cases (new word for emotional baggage!), I think that the best thing that we should all do is learn how to cope with our grief.
The fast we manage our grief the better, as grief can eat away at the heart, the mind, and the soul. It’s terrifying, overwhelming, suffocating, and sad to handle grief, whether you are handling grave markers for children you have lost or you say goodbye to a long-term partner. Grief affects us all in different ways, and we’ve got some of the most gentle ways that you can learn how to deal with yours.
Cry
I don’t know about you, but something as simple as just letting go and crying is so therapeutic for me. It may feel like the right thing to hold it in and just push it down, but the best thing that you can do is to just cry and let it out. Repression pushes down on your chest and makes everything worse. Cry it out and be as ugly as you need to during your crying session. There’s no need to hold anything in: just let it out.
Take some time to be alone
It may not feel like a good idea, but grief can sometimes make you feel obligated to spend time with other people. You don’t have to if you don’t want to; you’re within your rights to spend time alone. Sometimes, spending time by yourself is everything that you need to get through your grief properly.
Exercise
When you are grieving, you can often feel as if you have a lot of energy pushed down that you have no outlet for. Exercise – even a walk – can help you to release some tension and distract yourself from your feelings. Taking yourself for a walk and just letting the pounding of the pavement flow through you can help you to burn that grief off and if you physically can, you can swim, run, or more. Choose something that will get through the emotions you are feeling and you will find that it’s your best option yet.
Indulge in Self Care
It’s one thing that you should try to gently add into your day. You’re not going to be doing something wrong to do something for yourself while you grieve. It comes in waves – riding it is important.
Get Some Help
Talking to your friends, family and even professionals will help you to better manage your grief and what you’re going through. Take the time to seek out the right support – you won’t regret it.
