Crisis Support

There are no words that one can adequately use when trying to comfort someone over the loss of a loved one. We all ask the obvious questions: ‘How are you?’ and ‘What can I do?’ These statements are all that…
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No. There are of course people who disagree, because the mental image of a dying loved one says “let so-and-so have his/her own way”. That SOUNDS good, until one realizes that those left behind to mourn will feel cheated. Cheated…
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By the time you are an adult you have noticed the differences. When grandpa died your mother wailed for hours on end, but your aunt barely shed a tear. When your dog got hit by car your father went out…
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Things to avoid saying or doing as you help others handle grief. Unless someone has experienced loss like what the grieving person is going through, it is really difficult to know what to say or do. Because of our friends’…
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My knee was a repeat offender. When I was eight, I had a tumor in my knee that caused me to fall every two steps I took. It was removed, but pain and stiffness continued throughout my life. When I…
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Healing takes time. No one grieves exactly the same way. Be kind to yourself. Seek help when you need it. Don’t be afraid to be alone.. Seek a counselor if it gets worse instead of better. Talk about it, then…
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When somebody we are close to passes away, I do not think anyone can tell us how we can feel. All the planning in the world, can be lost when it actually happens We all deal with loss etc in…
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Each one of us grieves differently. While there are common similarities in the way grief is handled there are also some major differences. Most of us may have attended a funeral where the one person that we expect to fall…
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We all handle grief in our own way. While it’s always difficult to lose a loved one, an unexpected loss can be much more traumatic. When you lose someone suddenly, your first reaction is shock. Your whole world is shaken,…
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I’ve found through losing a loved one that it seems there is always some kind of regrets. I mean whether it was I wished I had seen them more or why did I have to live so far away from them, there…
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After losing someone, you have to grieve for him. It is a natural process, which helps you come to terms with what has really happened and move on. Not everyone knows how to cope with grief properly though, and that…
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Every person has suffered the loss of a close relative or a friend. Reactions towards this situation are different from one individual to another, depending on the bond shared with the deceased. Despite the impact caused on ourselves, we should…
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The suicide of a loved one will leave you with a tremendous amount of grief that is indescribable to anyone who has not dealt with this themselves. Death by suicide is not the same as any other death and the…
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A woman whose husband dies is a widow. A man whose wife dies is a widower. A child whose parents die is an orphan. There is no word for the parent that loses a child. It is unnatural for parents…
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I am very fortunate that in my 41 years I have not had to deal with the death of someone close to me. Before my mother passed away in May 2005 I had only been to one funeral and that…
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I was twenty-two and had been divorced for almost two years, having left a teen marriage after having three little girls. He was almost thirty and had been left by his wife just two months prior to our meeting. Although…
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Losing someone close to you can be one of the most life changing experiences that any individual can go through. The stages of grief and the severity and side effects that are associated with it vary from every individual, as…
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From the very short and simple to long an elaborate obituaries are notices of a person’s death along with some information about their lives. At the very least an obituary usually includes the day and date of death and the…
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Peter Levine’s revolutionary method of working with trauma is unique in that much of the work is informed but studies of animals reactions to traumatic events in the wild and the correlative physiology. Peter Levine stresses that traumatic symptoms found…
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When a teenager becomes pregnant, there are many different outcomes that this situation can bring about. In the best case scenario, the teen is extremely mature, has loving family around to help, and she adapts to motherhood well, creating a…
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Planning an after funeral meal can be a real bummer.  I mean you have just lost someone special, then had to see everybody mourning and upset, been up probably several nights and you are not at your best.  Now the…
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The reason why people grieve differently is because they are different. There is not a standard for grief appropriate behavior because individuals act and react in their own particular way.Some shed many tears, others remain stiff lipped and emotionless. Some…
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Death is a sad and harsh reality in the world. There is life and there is death that waits at the end of it, but there are countless causes of death with many different outcomes and many different situations in…
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Those who do not experience something will never fully understand it. That is why it is the job of those who are experienced to come forward and educate the others. I fully believe that we are brought tragedy into our…
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Dealing with pain has become second nature for me. By my early thirties I had to endure the death of my mother, sister and father. My mother and father both died of cancer and my sister died from injuries from…
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As we grow older we increasingly regard the prospect of death and dying with calmness and generally without fear. This is because as age increases we begin to acknowledge that we have had our time, we have to go sooner or later, we cannot live forever…
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Some victims of rape are irresponsible. In fact, I would go so far as to say that ALL victims of rape are irresponsible. I am speaking as a rape victim myself. Miriam-Webster defines “irresponsible” as “not responsible”, and “responsible” as…
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When someone you love decides to end their own life your emotions can be strewn from pillar to post. From sadness and anger, to guilt and grief. We search for answers to why they chose to end their lives and…
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For animal lovers, pets bring us such a wonderful sense of joy and comfort. But in the back of our minds, we know down deep that one day, we will have to face the heartbreak of losing this beloved creature….
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Although inevitable, death is something that none is completely prepared for. Hope dies last, and even when you know that you are about to lose a loved one soon, you have to see it with your own eyes to completely…
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