Grief Therapy

Grief Therapy, Good Grief

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Psalm 34:18 says, "The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit."  When His children grieve with broken hearts, when their spirits are crushed, He is near.  

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Have you experienced the loss of a loved one or a dear friend and you’re having a hard time processing and coping with your feelings? Maybe you can’t believe that this has happened and you keep thinking that it didn’t really happen, that you’ll wake up and this will just be a bad dream.  Are you feeling pain and maybe even guilt?  Are you angry, maybe at God?  Are you depressed?  Do you break into tears when you see a TV show or movie where a character dies?  Do you feel like life will never be normal again?  Is your grief interfering with your work​

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Grief comes in all different forms from relationships to loss. The emotions we feel are consistent. We all know the 23rd Psalm that says when the Lord is my shepherd, "Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil..."  But notice that you don't walk into the valley of the shadow of death and never come out.  You walk through it.  It's a path, not a cave.  There is a way out.  The sun will shine again.  You will smile again, laugh again, and be able to move forward again.  Grief is a detour, not a destination.​

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As you go through grief, you'll experience many emotions.  The stages of Grief are: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and finally acceptance. But these stages came from research on people who were dying, not on people who were grieving a death.  The reality is that grief doesn’t happen in stages like that.  Grief is not orderly; grief is chaotic.  There’s shock, sadness, anger, confusion, guilt, relief, then sadness, then relief, then guilt and confusion and anger all at the same time. Yet one thing is certain: it does lessen over time and you do reach acceptance.  That doesn't mean you forget.  ​When experiencing grief we can feel-

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• Persistent longing for the deceased

• Difficulty accepting the loss of a person or relationship

• Intense emotional pain or numbness

• Feeling like you’ve lost a part of yourself

• Persistent depression

• Withdrawal from typical social activities.​

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Take The Next Step

 

If you are going through grief and it just seems like more than you can handle, we are here to help.  You can talk to one of our trained Christian counselors by reaching out to us or you can call 972-422-8383.