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Reflect on the C. S. Lewis quote: “No one ever told me that grief felt so like fear.” In what ways do you think grief feels like fear? How does that make coping with grief/loss difficult?
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In my opinion and experience, grief feels akin to fear because my mind is more focused on loss and then begins to escalate to the fear of losing other loved ones. The what if’s take over and I become anxious about bad things happening all the time. Questions like who’s going to be next and when. Grief can make you afraid to leave the house, live your life, obsess over lack of peace and security you’ve once had. You can’t move forward because of looking back and you’re too afraid of the unknown. It’s impossible to think and see clearly when you’re always afraid.
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Grief is definitely fear of the unknown and a new reality. Fear makes loss difficult because you are making decisions and trying to function from a place of uncertainty. You may have loss your support system.
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Grief is like fear in the view that where grief occurs it can be so overwhelming that you cannot do anything. Fear can produce a similar emotional response. Helplessness is grief and fear response that are synonymous.
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There is a void in your life that needs to be filled.
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I hadn’t thought of grief feeling like fear. Anytime I’ve experienced grief the fear has come before the loss or after, not during the actual grief (of a person). Unless I was unsure where a family member may spend eternity. I do think it depends on the type of grief a person may be experiencing. Loss of freedom, a relationship, or during COVID was a fearful time. Fear can be difficult to deal with but trusting in God is always important and remembering we are NEVER alone. God is always with us. In times of loss leaning in on God in these times are the most important times. He will see us through.
