In Grief: Finding Support That Is Right for You

The human organism knows how to heal itself, once it knows its symptoms are normal.  ~ Gail Sheey, in New Passages

Reaching out to others is often very difficult when we’re struggling with grief, but experience teaches us that the more support and understanding we have around us, the better we will cope.

You may wish that friends, family and co-workers would just “be there” for you without your having to ask, but that’s not likely to happen. It’s not that these people are uncaring; there simply is no way for them to fully understand the significance of your loss and the depth of your pain. Unfortunately your friends, family members and co-workers may not fully understand or appreciate the attachment you have with the one who has died and the pain you may still be feeling weeks and months after the death. What is more, your need to talk about your loss may outlast the willingness of others to listen.

If you find yourself in this position, please know that you have a number of helpful alternatives available to you.

Understanding and Managing Grief, March 27 - April 2

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

• It All Comes Down to Love, http://bit.ly/NEPHLove by @NEPetHospice via @georgiaslegacy

• Helpful and Unhelpful Ways to Grieve, http://p.ost.im/p/GysaD by @Tabitha_Jayne

• Grief Observed: Using Movies to Move through Grief, http://ow.ly/4rolr RT @Selfhealingexpr

• In Books on Grief: Academic Researcher and Journalist Are Tilting at Windmills, http://bit.ly/gobyNE by @survivegrief

• "Don’t Cry for Me, Daddy," http://wp.me/pVxlX-72 RT @GrievingDads

Finding Grief Support That is Right for You

Reaching out to others is often very difficult when we’re struggling with grief, but experience teaches us that the more support and understanding we have around us, the better we will cope.

You may wish that friends, family and co-workers would just “be there” for you without your having to ask, but that’s not likely to happen. It’s not that these people are uncaring; there simply is no way for them to fully understand the significance of your loss and the depth of your pain. Unfortunately your friends, family members and co-workers may not fully understand or appreciate the attachment you have with the one who has died and the pain you may still be feeling weeks and months after the death. What is more, your need to talk about your loss may outlast the willingness of others to listen.

If you find yourself in this position, please know that you have a number of helpful alternatives available to you.  Read on here >>>

Selected Tweets, March 21-27

From Grief Healing's Twitter stream this week,

On Care Giving and Hospice:

• Stan Goldberg: Prostate Cancer, Research Funding, and Male Vanity http://bit.ly/adNDU8
  
  
• @NHPCO_news: What Health Care Legislation Means for the End-of-Life Community http://bit.ly/9WSzTx
  
  
• CNN: Aging Issues Can be Tougher on Gays http://bit.ly/akZdLh #LGBT
  
  
• @DianaSebzda: Great School Project Teaches Kids how to Companion Dying Patients in Hospice http://tinyurl.com/yft4onb
  
  
• Siblings resolve conflicts to care for aging parents http://bit.ly/aIn8R5

On Spirituality:

• @Selfhealingexpr Prayer Wall: Post Your Concerns, Support Others with Good Thoughts and Prayers http://bit.ly/x6p8m
  
  
• World of Psychology: Research Suggests Spirituality and Prayer Relieve Stress http://bit.ly/dry6tI 

On Understanding, Managing Grief: 

• Mary Zemites: The Healing Power of Forgiveness http://bit.ly/9oKRtY
  
  
• Grief Finds Connection, Healing Online - http://bit.ly/9eaCTi #cnn
  
  
• Steve Harris: Stuffing Emotions Isn’t a Good Grief Strategy http://bit.ly/dpsJla
  
  
• David Fireman: Understanding Anniversary Reactions http://bit.ly/cgqCU7
  
  
• Jeanne Dennis: How We Process Sudden, Traumatic Grief & Loss http://huff.to/atHiUJ
  
  
• @Selfhealingexpr Parental Grief in the Wake of Homicide http://bit.ly/b41pDQ
  
  
• Friends Need Permission to Help & Guidance on How http://bit.ly/bDxGn5
   
• Students of AMF Offers Grief Support for College Kids http://bit.ly/aWAjuG
  
  
• Support Group Helps College Students with Grief, Terminally Ill Loved Ones http://bit.ly/9LuvpA
  
  
• Campus Organization Offers Group Support to Students after Loss of a Loved One http://bit.ly/dmFIxL
  
  
• Grief, Schoolwork Challenging to Balance http://bit.ly/993mzg
  
  
• Kids Who Lose Parents Still Grieve as Adults - CNN.com http://bit.ly/afqmZy
  
  
• Bereaved Teens Answer: What to Say When Asked about Their Loss | Hello Grief http://bit.ly/bfao6z 
   
• Grieving Over Job Loss: Allowed and Necessary http://bit.ly/cJy29M 

On Pet Loss:       

• It's Important to Grieve When a Pet Dies http://bit.ly/dCETOf
  
  
• @Selfhealingexpr Finding Help with Pet Loss http://bit.ly/dsHACH