When you are mourning, it may be difficult to face each new day as it comes. As such, it can be even more daunting to embrace a whole brand new year that seems to stretch out endlessly. When you’ve just finished your loved one’s burial services, you feel insecure about the possibilities that the New [...]
A lot of people look forward to the Christmas holidays because it is a time to spend with loved ones. 'Tis indeed the season to be merry, jolly, and holly with glorious food to eat, traditions to carry on, and gifts to give. However, if you are facing the season after your loved one's death, [...]
A suicidal individual may be tough to detect. Many don’t show any obvious signs of wanting to harm themselves. The truth is, the majority of people who contemplate suicide don’t necessarily want to die. Instead, they just want the pain to end. They want to stop hurting, and often suicide is often the only way [...]
Experiencing grief is a very life-changing event. The loss can be so devastating you will not be the same person again. The thought of losing someone you love is so shuddering that the subject is altogether avoided in many cultures. However, the subject of grief is something that must be confronted, no matter how difficult [...]
In the previous article, we showed to you what the five stages of grief are and how they came to be, plus a short definition on what each stage is. To give you a brief recap, the five stages, otherwise known as the Kübler-Ross Model, experienced by a person going through a traumatic episode are [...]
