ON GRIEF AND BEREAVEMENT IBD

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Will Your Heart Ever Heal Again?In the very beginning, it feels like your heart is breaking into a thousand little pieces. YouâÇÖll find it difficult to breathe, as if someone had punched you in the chest and squeezed every last drop of air from your lungs.Grief isnâÇÖt just psychological, it can have profound effects on your health, your cognitive abilities and even your desire to live.When you lose a loved one the world stops making sense.Chances are that you find it difficult to maintain a sense of normalcy, to keep on going when you feel like crawling in bed, curling up in a little ball and spending the next year under your blanket.While loss is a normal part of our human existence, we are never fully prepared for its impact. If only we had one more day, a few more hours to tell that special someone how much we love and appreciate them.Unfortunately, reality doesnâÇÖt work this way.On top of that, societal notions of grief are tremendously skewed. YouâÇÖre anticipated to be tough, youâÇÖre often being told that you have to get over it.ThatâÇÖs not how grief works. ItâÇÖs not a switch you can flick on and off. Grief will be with you for the rest of your life. Time doesnâÇÖt heal such wounds. But you can learn to live with the loss, find purpose, meaning and joy in life again.In On Grief and Bereavement, you will discover:Why itâÇÖs ok to feel that the world has gone mad and itâÇÖs not making sense anymore (and no, youâÇÖre not going crazy)The reasons why assurance and spiritual advice could make you hate people after a loved one has passedWhy numbness is normal and youâÇÖre not broken if you donâÇÖt feel anythingWhat to do when sorrow is substituted by confusion, anger and eventually apathyThe 5 stages of griefáand reasons why the model is so wrongBiggest and most detrimental myths about grieving debunkedA step-by-step strategy for recovery and finding a new reason to liveWhen has the time come to go back to work and be a productive member of societyReasons to seek professional assistance, especially if the pain doesnâÇÖt subsideThe length of the grieving process: How long will it take to stop feeling that intense painAnd a lot more.Right now, you feel like youâÇÖre alone in this world. Nobody has gone through what you experience, nobody has been in your shoes.However, the truth is, millions of others have had to face a devastating loss. It has turned their lives upside down and some havenâÇÖt been capable of recovering.You will get better. Right now, however, you have to gain a better understanding of what grief is doing to you, how itâÇÖs affecting your family and what it takes to heal.One day, you will remember your dear departed fondly and the pain will subside. Get this book now if you want to discover new meaning and continue the legacy of that special person.