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Have you ever been stuck in one of the stages of grief discussed in this lesson? If so, what was helpful in moving you past that stage?
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When my mother passed away I was stuck somewhere in the anger stage. I was also depressed. It was helpful for me to focus on something else and try to move on in my life. My mother passed in 1977 and periodically and I feel the lack of her presence and that was 45 years ago. It was helpful for me to talk to other people and to try to continue to enjoy the activities that I did before my mom passed away.
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Depression and loneliness often creeps up during special times. Certain days, holidays, birthdays and sometimes places brings unconsciously the memory of that person. It was helpful to plan something special during these times to honor the loved one loss.
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What has been helpful to me to move past certain stages is to get into God’s Word more. Look back to where the Lord has brought me through and know he will take me through the future also. He has a perfect plan for my life. Shelby
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It is interesting to think about how we can help our friends/family recognize what state of grief they are in…and remember that we could be just a day or two away from the same place.
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I watched my father stuck in terrible grief for over 30 years because he felt guilty for abuse he had done to my brother prior to my brother’s death. He was also very angry with God for not healing my brother after his accident which led to his death. My father’s counselor finally told him if he could not forgive God and himself then she couldn’t help him.
I was stuck in ambivalent grief for many years as a caregiver to my mother. There were wounds I couldn’t work though as I lost her bit by bit to her disease. Her death enabled me to finally work though my grief.
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When my husband died, I cried every Sunday for one month. He was a pastor and that was our day of ministry together. When my mother died I cried for about 2-3 months because she and I had finally come to understand each other and she was always encouraging me. What was helpful was my church family and biological family.
I had people to talk to and many folks were praying for both my daughter and I.
