Grief
Grief is the experience of deep sadness and loss that occur when someone important in your life dies. Grief is not a disorder, a disease, or a sign of weakness. It is an emotional, physical, and spiritual necessity, the price you pay for love. The only cure for grief is to grieve.
Sometime grieving teens are told to "be strong," "move on," or "get over it." You can do all of that, but first you need to grieve thoroughly.
Perhaps your friends seem to ignore the fact that you've just lost someone you love. They don't know what to say, so they don't say anything. Adults might do this, too. They're afraid that talking will remind you of the death or the loss.
Find someone who will support you, someone who won't judge how you feel. Tell them what you want to tell-who or what you've lost, what your connection was, the different things you're feeling, or that you can't seem to feel a thing. What you're worried about. Who you're worried about.
What do you wish people would understand?
1. Just because you're not crying doesn't mean you're not grieving.
2. Even when you are having fun, the memory of your loss can be with you.
3. Holidays are hard.
4. You need to take naps. Grief can be exhausting.
5. You are afraid you'll forget the face and voice of the one who died.
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