Have you recently experienced the passing of a loved one? This can be devastating and have an extreme impact on your mental health. As such, you need to make sure that you handle a loss like this the right way. Here are some of the steps that you can take to ensure that you can cope with your grief without any long-term issues.
Think About Getting Therapy
People often avoid getting therapy because they often believe that it makes them mentally weak. However, this is not the case and therapy can be good for you. When you’re dealing with grief there can be a range of overwhelming emotions. With the right therapist, you can work through your emotions and ensure that you are tackling them head-on.
If you try and ignore your emotions, then you will find that they do eventually become too great for you to handle. They could also end up hitting you at a time that you don’t expect such as weeks or months later.
Remember Them
You might also want to explore ways that you can remember them and keep them close to your heart. For instance, you could think about looking at funeral candles. Candles like this can be customized with an image and a message that relates to the loved one who you lost. A candle like this can be a beautiful addition to your home.
You could also explore jewelry that can be used to store parts of the ashes of your loved one. This has become a very popular idea in recent years. Indeed, you can get jewelry like this in a range of different designs and forms from rings that you wear to necklaces and much more. It’s up to you how much you want to spend on something like this. The beauty of it of course is that a piece of your loved one can remain close to you as you keep going through life.
Do Something In Their Memory
You might also want to consider doing something in their memory. This could be related to something that they wanted to do in life but never got around to. Or, it might be something that you have always wanted to do yourself. An example could be traveling to a new place in the world or perhaps buying something that you always dreamed about. There are countless possibilities worth exploring here. You just need to make sure that it’s personal and means something to you and who you are as a person.
Hold A Party
Finally, you might want to think about holding a party in memory of your loved one. This can be held after the funeral and may take place several days or even weeks later. A funeral is about remembering and grieving someone’s death. A party can help celebrate their life and in doing so allow you to remember all the things that you loved about them.
You should speak to your family members and friends about this possibility, ensuring that they are on board with the idea. They might also have some ideas about the type of party that you can hold and that would mean a lot to the loved one you have lost. For instance, you can ensure that the party includes their favorite music and some activities that they enjoyed.
Write It Down
Finally, you might want to think about processing your grief by writing down some of your thoughts and emotions that relate to the person that you have lost. You could also consider thinking about writing down the best memories that you have of the person that you have lost. This can be incredibly emotionally freeing because it will allow you to express the emotions that you are feeling.
If you do go to therapy, then written exercises are often part of the treatment. If you don’t want to go to therapy, then there’s no reason why you shouldn’t explore these tactics by yourself. That way, you can make sure that you get the benefits without needing to pay for therapeutic treatment.
We hope this helps you understand how to cope with the loss of the loved one. During the COVID-19 pandemic, countless people have lost family members and friends. It’s important that you don’t let your grief overcome you completely. If you need extra support, make sure that you do reach out to the people around you. Don’t struggle through this by yourself because it could have a catastrophic impact on your mental health.
BY TECHIE MAMMA