03/16/2023
Grief is very individual. Whether you're feeling sad, angry, shocked, numb, or relieved- it's all normal. You might feel all of these things some days, and none at all on other days. Everyday can feel different.
You may have heard the phrase “moving in and out of grief” at some point in your life. According to Stroebe and Schut’s “Dual Process Model of Coping with Bereavement” (DPM) theory, there is no one way through grief. There’s no one proper path, or sequence of stages. Instead we tend to bounce back and forth between the feeling of loss and restoration.
A common example of this: You are feeling fine, carrying on with your day, not thinking about your grief or your lost loved one, then you hear a song or smell something that reminds you of them. Suddenly you are overcome with emotion and in need of some time to recover.
It is not unusual for this back and forth to go on for extended periods of time. For some it may last the rest of their lives. Processing your grief and doing grief work is something that can help you better understand yourself, what you are going through and what you need. You might consider reaching out to a grief counselor or even joining a grief group in order to help you along the process.
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