04/06/2021
“The reality is that you will grieve forever. You will not ‘get over’ the loss of a loved one; you will learn to live with it. You will heal and you will rebuild yourself around the loss you have suffered. You will be whole again but you will never be the same. Nor should you be the same nor would you want to.”
- Elisabeth Kubler-Ross and David Kessler
Do you know someone dealing with grief? Are you dealing with loss?
For those dealing with grief, no amount of words could ever come close to fully describing how painful it is. Some days are better, some days are worse. But even on the best days, it still hurts - unbelievably.
Whether it's the loss of a loved one or grief for the life you had prior to the pandemic, the feelings of loss can be hard to deal with. The symptoms of grief are already difficult, but couple that with the limitations to coping mechanisms that the pandemic brings and how naturally isolating quarantine can be, it may become even more overwhelming.
The truth is, there is not a step-by-step guide on how to deal with grief or how to help someone dealing with loss. However, there are coping mechanisms that are much healthier than others. And whatever form of grief you may be dealing with, you have every right to heal.
