07/06/2020
GOOD GRIEF • This phrase almost seems contradictory. Grief tends to come off as negative because of its association with tragic or sad experiences. Whether we are grieving a loss of loved one, a job, or a memory, we are experiencing our lives now without what we are grieving. Good grief in my opinion, is a term that sums up our experience of grieving. A large component of grieving is the rush of emotions and memories associated with the person or thing we have lost. These emotions can be happiness, sadness, anger, content, and so many more. This creates the idea that in order to process a loss, you must allow yourself to process all of the emotions. Grief is not something you can fully understand until you experience it yourself. Once you experience grief, you understand it is important and necessary to process any loss. Allow yourself to grieve, it will only help alleviate the pain accompanied by loss. •
“An abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal behaviour.” - Viktor E. Frankl, Man’s Search for Meaning
