🌊 The Grieving Process
Grief is an emotional journey we face when we lose someone meaningful, like a close grandparent. It isn’t a straight path or the same for everyone, but it often moves through certain stages that help us understand what we’re feeling. Recognizing these stages—and paying attention to warning signs—is key to experiencing grief in a healthy way. 💭 “Grief isn’t about forgetting—it’s about learning to walk with the absence.” 🔄 The Stages of Grief: From Denial to Acceptance Grief is made up of different stages that, although not always experienced in exact order, often include: 🔹 Denial : difficulty accepting the loss, as if it hadn’t really happened. 🔹 Anger : frustration directed at oneself, the situation, or even life itself. 🔹 Bargaining : thoughts like, “If only I had done something differently…” 🔹 Deep sadness : a heavy sense of emptiness and pain. 🔹 Acceptance : acknowledging the loss, integrating it, and moving forward with gratitude. Each person goes through ...