Actually, I am a doctor who has witnessed much worse than the scene you see in the table above; Like my other colleagues who worked as "military doctors" in the past... We had the difficult task of conveying the news of the martyr to his family, wife and relatives. One of the most important points in the process of informing the death and relatives; Not immediately resorting to medication (sedatives, drugs, etc.). When this is done, emotions are suppressed and cannot be experienced as it should be experienced. The stages of denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance should be experienced in a healthy way.
Now, let's talk about how Edvard Munch interpreted this:
Edvard Munch's 80-year life was filled with delusions, anxieties, He passed through illness, fear of loss, pain, depression, alcohol and nicotine, in clinics and by painting. He portrayed how heavy this big life was for Munch in the most magnificent way in his painting "The Scream", which you can see in my post about "panic disorder". Norwegian painter Munch suffered great losses at a young age. These losses were death, and one was his mother, the other his sister; He lost both of them to tuberculosis. The painter, who started his work "The Sick Child", originally known as "Det syke barn" in Turkish, "The Sick Child", which he completed when he was 23, in 1885 and finished it in 1886, 1877 'also; He mourned for years for his sister, Johanna Sophie, who he lost to tuberculosis when she was only 15.
“Death in the Sickroom”, which he loved very much. We see him describe the day his sister Sophie died. Even though Sophie is sitting on the chair, we cannot see her face, she has a pillow placed behind her to support her back and she has already left their lives. Part of Sophie is depicted as transparent to show that she is transitioning from material to spiritual. His father - whose hands show that he is praying - and his aunt (who started taking care of him after his mother died of tuberculosis - when Edvard was 5 years old) are seen as the people closest to his dead sister. Although he can see the entire family on the canvas, Munch positions himself in the center of the canvas with his other two sisters (Laura, with her head turned down, and Igner). He is standing and looking towards Sophie. His brother Andreas is seen alone near the door of the patient's room. The noteworthy point in this table is; no one being in contact with each other.
MOURING PROCESS:
Mourning; It is a natural reaction to the death of a loved one or the loss of an object. Although it may vary depending on the person who experienced the loss, the relationship with the deceased, and the manner of death, the mourning process consists of four basic stages:
Stages of Grief:
1st stage: In this phase, which can vary between a few hours and a few weeks, the person has difficulty grasping the reality of death. They may be confused, dull, unresponsive, and experience feelings of emptiness and unreality in the face of their experiences. During this period, difficulties in remembering and physical symptoms may be observed.
2nd stage: The person feels the pain of the loss increasingly, experiences intense feelings of sadness and longing, searches for the deceased, and cries. Anger, restlessness, fear and excitement, difficulty concentrating, and reluctance towards things of interest and pleasure may be observed. The mind is preoccupied with the deceased and death. This phase may continue for days or weeks.
3rd phase: Feelings of hopelessness and helplessness emerge as the realization of the fact that the loss will not return occurs; accordingly, fatigue-exhaustion, reluctance and loss of interest are at the forefront.
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Stage 4: As the certainty of death and its consequences are accepted, the intensity of the person's feelings of longing and sadness gradually decreases. Although the memories of the deceased are not lost, the person returns to the situation before the loss, rearranges his life, and hopes and plans for the future are regained.
Sometimes the death of a loved one occurs suddenly, unexpectedly, especially as a result of events such as bombing, war, and violence. When grief occurs and/or the person witnesses it, the grieving process can become complicated, grief symptoms can be more severe and last longer. We can call this process “Traumatic Grief”.
The following symptoms may be observed during the mourning process:
Bodily reactions: Headache, chest pain and feeling of tightness in the chest, lump in the throat, difficulty swallowing. hunger, feeling of hunger, nausea, vomiting, constipation or diarrhea, shortness of breath, palpitations, menstrual irregularities, muscle twitching, tension and contractions, sleep disorders, appetite changes, weakness and fatigue
Emotional reactions : Denial of death, sadness, crying, longing, anger, distress, insecurity, anxiety, fear of losing one's mind or going crazy, loss of interest and desire for life, inability to enjoy anything, inability to feel any emotions, hopelessness and pessimism about the future , loneliness, despair.
Spiritual reactions: Feeling that the deceased is still alive and existing, hearing his voice, seeing his dreams, questioning the concepts of life and death
Cognitive reactions: Thinking about the deceased and death - not being able to stop thinking about it, blaming oneself, getting angry at oneself, regret, remembering the moment of death over and over again, even living it very vividly, indecision, Difficulty in concentrating, memory problems tending towards or trying to stay away from them, going to the grave frequently or not being able to go there, using alcohol and/or drugs, changes related to sexuality.
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