Ray,
For many experiencing the loss of a significant person in their life, there is shock, numbness and loss in coordination regarding what to do next. Some may experience memory loss for days, but told they functioned normally. Simple things like knowing what clothes or sox to wear might become a difficult decision.
Believing what happened is very difficult to comprehend, including hurt, anger and agony from the pain, might take a long time to go away, before we reach the acceptance stage of mourning.
For some, the acceptance can take decades, before the healing process starts.
It is critical not to ignore the many stages of mourning, but to accept it, as painful as it is.
Its a process and there is no short cut.
For those losing a spouse, there is difficulty in recordation of their life in making decisions alone.
Families, especially with children, needs to 'monitor' each other for depression, isolation, loneliness
and wanting to join the deceased, because of their love for them.
The consequences could be severe for those in mourning, as was recently experienced when a mother died for a heart attack, months after their son died suddenly.
Acceptance and hope to go forward with our life is the final stage of mourning.
Originally Posted by RiffRaff:
Originally Posted by Nehru:
Feel free my friend...I can't comprehend what it feels like to lose a spouse