Don’t Bury Your Pain

Just like an old bone that your dog Fido has buried and digs up, pain from loss can resurface. Pain needs to be shared with someone who cares. Sharing pain from loss is not the same as complaining. A friend who has also experienced loss and is a good listener can be very helpful. Another way is to unload your feelings into a journal.

Walking through your grief, not burying it, is a better way to go when on your grief and loss journey. Facing the reality of the loss is hard, but when you do that, you make progress. Walking through grief is your pathway to healing.

Here’s how! Maybe you have reached out to someone else. Or maybe you spent time being grateful for the many good memories instead of bewailing the fact that they are in the past. Perhaps you have done a walk for cancer or signed up for a class or done something new that you’ve never done before. When walking through the grief the journey has steps forward but some are backward. This seems to be the norm for most people.

I also recommend a support group for as long as you need one. It helps to hear what others have faced and how they have progressed.