On Grief and Bereavement
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491_9781999222895
Will Your Heart Ever Heal Again?In the very beginning, it feels like your heart is breaking into a thousand little pieces. Youll find it difficult to breathe, as if someone had punched you in the chest and squeezed every last drop of air from your lungs.Grief isnt just psychological, it can have profound effects on your health, your cognitive abilities and even your desire to live.When you lose a loved one the world stops making sense.Chances are that you find it difficult to maintain a sense of normalcy, to keep on going when you feel like crawling in bed, curling up in a little ball and spending the next year under your blanket.While loss is a normal part of our human existence, we are never fully prepared for its impact. If only we had one more day, a few more hours to tell that special someone how much we love and appreciate them.Unfortunately, reality doesnt work this way.On top of that, societal notions of grief are tremendously skewed. Youre anticipated to be tough, youre often being told that you have to get over it.Thats not how grief works. Its not a switch you can flick on and off. Grief will be with you for the rest of your life. Time doesnt heal such wounds. But you can learn to live with the loss, find purpose, meaning and joy in life again.In On Grief and Bereavement, you will discover:Why its ok to feel that the world has gone mad and its not making sense anymore (and no, youre not going crazy)The reasons why assurance and spiritual advice could make you hate people after a loved one has passedWhy numbness is normal and youre not broken if you dont feel anythingWhat to do when sorrow is substituted by confusion, anger and eventually apathyThe 5 stages of grief and reasons why the model is so wrongBiggest and most detrimental myths about grieving debunkedA step-by-step strategy for recovery and finding a new reason to liveWhen has the time come to go back to work and be a productive member of societyReasons to seek professional assis
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