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The Anatomy of Grief
The Many Faces of Loss, the Weight of Hurt, and the Choices We Make Along the Way.
Grief.
The way we grieve different things can come in many different forms.
There are many stages of grief that we go through during a loss, and many forms of loss that cause grief as well.
It depends entirely on the situation as far as how you deal with grief, and what steps you take and go through during your grief depend on that as well.
Grief is deeply personal and processing it can be different for everyone. There is no right or wrong way to handle it. Grief can cause a variety of different emotions.
Sometimes, when something happens, it can be shock and awe, where we are completely beside ourselves and we don't know what to do in that moment.
We are completely beside ourselves, almost out of our bodies, if you will.
We can become avoidant. We can be in disbelief.
The shock and awe stage can last a few hours, a few days, or even a few weeks. Grief has no time stamp on it and can last a very long time.
Then the realization part comes, when we realize what has actually happened. When we realize the truth of the situation, we begin to process what happened.
