Navigating the feelings of loss in life is deeply personal, but of course, it’s an overwhelming journey. When we lose someone, the experience of grief we feel is incredibly unique, but learning to lighten the burden and support the healing process is pivotal.
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Planning for the end of your life isn’t something that many of us like to think about. It can feel like a very morbid thing but it’s not.
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Losing someone you adored in your family can be a painful experience to say the least, but as the old and wonderful worlds go (at the risk of sounding like a cliche), grief is the price we pay for love. The worse you feel about the loss of someone close to you, the more love you had for them, and there are at least a few small moments in comfort for that. Of course, the pain and upset aren’t necessarily a sign that you really loved them, so if you feel a little numb or static right now, that’s an entirely understandable and natural reaction too.
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The holiday season is often portrayed as a time of joy, love, and celebration. However, for many people, it can also be a reminder of loss and heartache.
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Losing a pet is probably the worst loss I have ever experienced. Before my own dogs passing, I had no idea how it felt. Any other animals I have had in my life have never passed away whilst still being in my family. The last dog I had was given to my auntie because she became too violent with us, so I didn’t know how it felt losing her. But my dog, Honey we had for 14 years. 14 wonderful years of her wagging tail and beaming brown eyes. 14 years of her love and companionship.
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If you can relate to this post, and you have been through the stages of grief and I am right there with you. Losing someone from your life is really one of the hardest things I have ever had to go through. Grief is different for everyone, no two people go through the same process. One of the things that I never understood was that I was never prepared for the death of someone in my life. Death isn’t a subject thats taught at school, and thats for obvious reasons. But I don’t ever remember a time where death/grief was really explained to me.
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For a long time now I have debated sharing this post I originally wrote in 2017, as you can tell by the title I lost my best friend. I went a whole 22 years of my life avoiding death and funerals, until the moment I stepped through those doors where we celebrated her life.
My intention behind posting this is to really share the story and share how my mental health suffered through this. But its also a story of hope and how I healed from this loss. It was a rough time in my life, I struggled and you’ll read that in the post shortly. I really want this to give people hope that things do get better after something traumatic happens in your life, I am an example of that. I hope you learn that healing takes time, and just like any wound it takes time to heal from it.
It’s hard for me to share something so personal, but I need to practice what I preach. I tell my readers all the time that being a good blogger means you need to be vulnerable, and you do. Which is why I’m choosing to share this with you. I hope it helps you and brings you hope that you can heal from whatever it is you’re going through, whether its a loss of a loved one, a funeral, or a tough situation.
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