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the person who died influence our Take care of yourself
reactions to grief. If someone dies after Have compassion and take care of
a long illness, there may be a momentary yourself. Eat properly, get enough rest
sense of relief that the pain is over. If a and exercise. Grief causes tremendous
death is sudden and unexpected, shock stress on your body. It attacks even the
and a feeling of numbness may occur. If strongest immune system. You may catch
a young person dies there is a sense that more colds, experience headaches or
things are out of order and that life is not muscle aches. Taking care of yourself is
the way it is supposed to be. more important now than ever before.
You might try some deep breathing
What you can do exercises or relaxation techniques. You
Acknowledge and express your feelings. can find relaxation tapes at a library or a
Grief can be confusing. Sadness, anger, book store.
fear and guilt are some of the most
common emotions. You may feel nothing Take control
at all or feel them all at the same time. It is important at this time to do things
Do not be afraid of the intensity of your that can give you back some sense of
emotions. Mood swings are normal. control. You will be faced with making
many decisions regarding your future,
Guilt can be one of the hardest emotions both personal and financial. Take time
to deal with and it may last a long time. making major decisions. Begin slowly.
Self blame and doubt add to the pain of Handle projects in small increments of
grief. This can make it difficult to share time. This will help build your confidence
with others. Talking about your feelings and prove that you are making progress.
or keeping a journal often helps you gain
perspective and insight. There are no Put the clothes away when you are ready.
right or wrong feelings in grief, there are Do not let others push you to make
just your feelings. decisions you are uncomfortable making.
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