When you grieve for some time and your notice that your depressive state doesn't go away, wouldn't you like to talk it through with someone who doesn't come from your immediate circles? Someone who could hear you, understand you, and who could hopefully give you some ideas on how to start 'breathing' again? |
During the time when your family, friends and colleagues think that you should be getting on with life, your dark clouds of hopelessness and helplessness continue to be there as strong as ever. Do you wonder if your grief is still within the limits of normal? You may feel that encouragement from others doesn't quite hit the ground, and you are right, you may not be ready yet, as this stage hasn't been over for you. We are all different, so comparing yourself with others will not help you here. The pressure you would feel from that, would just drag you further towards deeper feelings of sadness and isolation.
In people who are emotionally stronger we'll see that they naturally bounce back when the intense grieving time is up. When there is self blame involved with regards to the loss, and if you have other negative feelings from what happened, and you constantly rethink what you should have done to prevent the loss, there is a good chance for you to fall into depressive state that prevents you from functioning as usual.
In people who are emotionally stronger we'll see that they naturally bounce back when the intense grieving time is up. When there is self blame involved with regards to the loss, and if you have other negative feelings from what happened, and you constantly rethink what you should have done to prevent the loss, there is a good chance for you to fall into depressive state that prevents you from functioning as usual.