In my previous articles, I talked about how to support people who are grieving. I felt the need to write another article about the subject of grief, which I frequently encounter in my clients, but this time I will talk about how you can support yourself.
Express Your Emotions
First of all, as we always say, express your emotions. Expression is very important. Don't bury your emotions, experience them, bring them out. So if you want to cry, you can scream and cry for hours. It's okay to sleep hugging an object that reminds you of your loss. It is also quite healthy to listen to the same song hundreds of times. What is not healthy is to avoid: In other words, to act as if nothing has happened without experiencing the pain, to hold back when you want to cry.
Of course, these should be done in moderation. The important point here is to continue your life as much as possible while also letting out your emotions.
Speak and Write
Talk a lot with someone who listens and understands you. Get out what's on your mind and the pain you're experiencing by talking about it. If you do not have the opportunity to reach such a person, you can write. You can write a letter to the person you lost or just keep a diary in which you describe your feelings and pain. Some clients prefer to keep this diary out loud. You can pour out your heart using the voice recording feature of your phone and save it here like a diary. Doing these things seems very difficult for the grieving person. When people in mourning do not even want to drink water, it seems impossible to pick up a pen and write, but once they do it once and see how relieved they feel, they continue doing it.
Psychiatric medications are not recommended during the mourning process. The person is expected to talk a lot about his feelings and experience his pain. The only cure for grief is time. The only exception to this rule is if you have thoughts of harming yourself. If you have plans to harm yourself or commit suicide, you need to contact a mental health professional immediately.
Although your pain will not go away completely, it will become more bearable over time. Remember that you are not alone.
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