How can people help themselves while grieving? Some ideas that may be helpful are to: - learn what is normal about grief from books, people who understand, or by going to a workshop or support group
- be creative, by making something or trying a new hobby
- reduce some of the stress in life by occasionally saying "no"
- be alone for a while
- do things at a slower pace and take one day at a time
- work through thoughts and feelings and admit what you do and don't miss about the person who died
- sing, listen to music, pray, write letters, keep a journal
- do a sport, exercise, dig dirt or chop wood
- remember the good times
- make a lasting memory in a photo album or scrapbook
- be with people they enjoy
- take hot baths, long walks, naps and vacations
- ask for hugs
- have fun once in a while and know that it is ok to laugh
- Face guilty feelings by looking at what they did do, rather than what they did not do, for the person who died.
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