In Grief: Coping with Loneliness and Solitude

Our language has wisely sensed the two sides of being alone. It has created the word loneliness to express the pain of being alone. And it has created the word solitude to express the glory of being alone. ~ Paul Tillich

If you are among those traveling the winding path of grief, you're probably quite familiar with both these sides of being alone: loneliness and solitude.

With an overwhelming sense of missing the one you love comes the crushing awareness of all that you have lost. You’d give anything to be together again, if only long enough to be relieved of your loneliness and to be reassured that your loved one is still a part of your life.

Understanding and Managing Grief, December 25 - December 31, 2016

Best selections from Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week:

Buh Bye, 2016, http://bit.ly/2isEzZB « Modern Loss

Grief Diaries: Through The Eyes of Men, http://amzn.to/2iNS46X

Using Children's Books to Help with Grief, http://bit.ly/w4PFMh « Grief Healing

Caregiving and Hospice, June 7 - June 13, 2015

Best selections from Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week:

At the end of life, 'the front line of truth telling is the physician,' http://j.mp/1CRajJX « Barbara Karnes, RN

Men in Grief: Strength Found in Solitude, http://j.mp/1L1suSW « Grief Watch

Words Matter: Cancer and 'Fighting' Language, http://j.mp/1GvT99t « Pallimed

Understanding and Managing Grief, March 29 - April 4, 2015

Best selections from Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week:

What to Say to A Person in Grief, http://j.mp/1HwLyna « OPRAH

The First Year of Grief: Help for the Journey: ebook by grief counselor, http://ow.ly/LbwLM « Self-Healing Expressions

Quiet and Solitude—Friends or Enemies During Grief? http://j.mp/1xKiDfc « Stunned by Grief

Loneliness and Solitude in Grief

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In Grief: Coping with Loneliness and Solitude

If you are among those traveling the winding path of grief, you're probably quite familiar with both these sides of being alone: loneliness and solitude.

With an overwhelming sense of missing the one you love comes the crushing awareness of all that you have lost. You’d give anything to be together again, if only long enough to be relieved of your loneliness and to be reassured that your loved one is still a part of your life.

At other times you may feel a need for solitude. You’ll want to be by yourself, to get away from other people and withdraw temporarily from the pressures and decisions of daily life. This need to turn inward, to reflect on your loss, to get in touch with your innermost feelings is common and not to be feared. In fact it can be a helpful time for you to find your tears and figure out where you are going from here.