A letter I never sent - grief and closure
Losing loved ones is inevitable. This is one of the cold, hard truths of life that makes us wish we were still children, blissfully oblivious. Loved ones come and go, sometimes they just disappear, sometimes they stab us where it hurts the most, sometimes they lose themselves and sometimes they die. Either way, we find ourselves strangely empty. This post can't offer ready solutions, but there is one thing that might help your closure. This thing is something that helped me through my grief and showed me how to make peace with what happened. The numbness, the pain, the anger, the confusion, the hopelessness are emotions that need to be accepted when it comes to grief. Sometimes, our own reactions might shock, disgust or terrify us. These are the feelings that at the end of the day, only we can handle. Time helps, support helps, self-care helps, but we still need to walk through those five stages of grief. If you or someone around you is going through a loss, I recommend you read u...