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How do you handle loss of loved one?

Do you try not to overthink too much afterwards? A lot of distraction after trying to accept it? What has helped you?
ZombiesAteMyArm · 41-45, M
They're just chillin', waiting for the rest of us on the other side.

Then when we all get there, THIS WILL HAPPEN...

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PerfectionOfTheHeart · 46-50, F
@ZombiesAteMyArm Yeeeeeesssss!!!!!
SW-User
I just keep them with me. I always had mom's voice in the back of my head (I should have probably fixed that with therapy) so it is easy to have her around.

I spend a lot of time thinking about my dad and how it didn't seem like we had a normal relationship. I always think of him as dad the school teacher that everyone loved and not the dad I should have loved.

I don't know. Overthinking about loved ones has probably never killed anyone. Take your time. Think as much as you want.
SW-User
I celebrate their lives. So much good to remember and doing so helps not miss them so much.
PerfectionOfTheHeart · 46-50, F
What has helped me is feeling that loss, the most I can without taking on so much pain and grief that I lose sight of the joy that they brought to this world. That’s where a powerful distraction diverting your attention comes into play. Then it’s the slow accepting and adapting to life without them. It’s a painstaking process that is different for everyone.
AnthroKenji · 36-40, M
I wait. I wait until my family is done grieving, try to be the one they need, the stability while all their emotions are out of control. I think thats how I deal with it maybe. I get more stable to handle the loss.

I grieve alone when I get the chance.
SW-User
It’s difficult no matter what you do. After my dad passed away I was in a huge denial and disbelief. I was terribly numb then everything hit me hard all of a sudden. There’s just this dark phase where you don’t even want to wake up. I slept all the time and had no desire to keep on living. Then one day I had a deep realization that if my dad was still here he wanted me to live and be happy. I keep a strong faith in meeting him in the afterlife and be with him again. And this time, it’s gonna be forever.
Mktonght · 61-69, M
Grief is certainly the most common feeling when we experience a loss. I truly feel that God gave us this emotion along with tears to get through the pain. However the difference between Christians who know where your loved on is going, and non believers who think this is all there is, is startling. There is no downside in asking Jesus to come into your life.
SW-User
Allowing myself to grieve.
Beatbox34 · 31-35, M
Everyone handles it differently.

Tbh the situation decides. I remember feeling more lonely when my grandmother died. The moment my dad died, I started overeating and I got obese within a couple of months.
smiler2012 · 56-60
{@uya7] 🤫 can i ask you are you asking this question as a general point or aking for advice for personal bitter experience . my dad passed in 2014 and i could not handle it i went to piece had to have councilling
Nobody00 · F
Another person. I could not deal with it alone. I kept thinking I want my grandma to come back and take me with her
curiosi · 61-69, F
Like my Jewish friends, cover the mirrors and grieve.
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