How To Write A Letter To Susie's Death

It was an early Christmas morning, I could smell the sugar cookie smell making its way through my house. I could only think of one person that could make this happen, my Abuelita. “Grandma” I shout from my room as she was in the kitchen. I wanted cookies so bad before opening our presents. But we wait for my dad to come from his house before opening presents.

When I look back at my childhood I cannot picture it without you. You have helped shaped who I am today and for that I thank you. When I think of you i think about all the love that you have to give. I am so lucky to have you in my life and I will always cherish the memories that I have with you.

There are times when we feel like we must be perfect in other to please others. No matter if we did the best we could, if it isn’t perfect, we felt like a failure. We want the approval that comes with perfectness but perfectionism is not the same thing as striving to be our best. Perfectionism is not about healthy achievement and growth; it 's a shield. Perfectionism is refusal to accept any standard short of perfection. “Suicide Note,” by Janice Mirikitani, is about an Asian American college student who commits suicide by jumping from her dormitory window. This poem is read as the suicide note that was left behind by this young woman to apologize to her parent s for having received less than a perfect four point grade average and not being perfect in life. Her last thoughts and feelings were left on this note, describing why she did what she did. The pressure to succeed that this student felt from herself and her parents was far too much to overcome. Even though the girl worked really hard and did her very best, it wasn’t good enough in her mind and maybe in her parents’ minds to be worthy of her parents’ love or life itself and so her only option was death to atone for her sin of imperfection. Sometimes pressure to succeed that a student feels from herself and her parents is far too much to overcome.

Grief is defined as a type of emotional or mental suffering from a loss, sorrow, or regret (Dictionary.com, LLC, 2010). Grief affects people of all ages, races, and sexes around the world. Approximately, 36% of the world’s population does or has suffered from grief and only a mere 10% of these people will seek out help (Theravive, 2009). Once a person is suffering from grief it is important to receive treatment. All too often, people ignore grief resulting in deep depression, substance abuse, and other disorders (Theravive, 2009). Grief counseling is very common and can be very helpful to a person in need of assistance. Grief counseling provides the support, understanding, and

Grief counseling is a division of social work that involves the interpersonal aspect of the social worker’s role as expert in coping with death. In this paper I will define grief counseling and some ways to cope with loss. Next I will discuss the history and seven stages of grief. There are two main forms of grievers which are intuitive and instrumental. In addition there are four major types of grief which are acute, anticipatory, sudden and complicated. The helping process is explained as well as some disorders related to grief. A current trend for grievers is to seek involvement in programs such as the Canadian Cancer Society, Missing Children of Canada and Victim Services. These organizations provide counseling services and crisis

Congratulations on seeing it through for the Eight weeks. In my opinion you were awesome, and very knowledgeable, throughout your post for me and other classmates. Glad you are over the fear of science. Are you require to take another science class?

I understand the difficulties you and your son, Duane, must be going through, and the trauma of the whole event. According to your explanation of the event, it seems that the reason you were unable to go through with your well-intentioned goal of putting your wife to death was because you still have strong feelings and a loving attachment to her. While this is very normal and understandable, you must take into consideration the safety of your son and yourself; not to mention what you believe your wife would want for the both of you. As your therapist, it is not my place to force you to do anything, but merely to suggest possible courses of action that would be most beneficial for you, my client.

In Leelah Alcorn’s suicide letter she wrote, “I want my death to mean something.” Leelah Alcorn was a teenager who was forced to undergo conversion therapy after she came out as transgender because her family did not accept her. Leelah wanted to stop the practice of conversion therapy because of its harmful effects. After Leelah’s passing some states proposed bills to ban this practice called “Leelah’s Law.” Her story made me realize the impact one person can have and anything that involves giving back to the community or others can constitute as community service.

Since sue is having a hard time, I think it would be a good idea to have a family therapy or at least a group therapy also. She needs support, after witnessing a death of someone close to her anything can be going through her mind. “Sue described dreams and images of the night of her boyfriend 's death and stated that she felt haunted and was confused about what to do with her life” (Fong, R., & Furuto, S. 2001 pg.406). Sue increase her grades at the end of the twelve weeks which shows that she was doing a lot better because before she was dropping her grades.

Losing a loved one is like having the rug swept from under you. We make plans for the day, and do not think twice about how those plans can be taken away in the blink of an eye. I never thought much about it myself, until I was faced with the shock, and undeniable truth of my uncle’s death. I do not think anyone really thinks about tragedy until they are actually faced with shocking news. It is amazing how we take life for granted. The tragedy never goes away. You just learn how to cope with it and keep moving on.

In order for a bereavement counselor to be able to help a survivor process the pain of grief they must first create a warm and welcoming environment. I would like to discuss a few things I believe are important that a bereavement counselor possess and do in order to help others through the process of grief. For a person seeking counseling they need to feel comfortable in their surroundings in order to feel comfortable enough to open up and talk about what is troubling them.

In the midst of undergoing a serious life-altering incident, one often experiences the feeling of a paradigm shift. It is amazing to see how our perspectives of the world shift when forced to reflect on what is truly important. Such is the way with death. Being near death causes a sharp realization of what is truly important in life--love of family and friends, faith in God, and making the world a better place to live in--and enables one to not merely accept this, but apply it to their life as well. All those typical, average daily worries and concerns about homework, professional careers, food, sleep, personal grooming, etc., while important and necessary in everyday life must seem unbelievably miniscule when the death has wiped ones

In this essay I will outline the main theoretical models relating to loss and grief.

It was a Monday night; I remember it like it was yesterday. I had just completed my review of Office Administration in preparation for my final exams. As part of my leisure time, I decided to watch my favorite reality television show, “I love New York,” when the telephone rang. I immediately felt my stomach dropped. The feeling was similar to watching a horror movie reaching its climax. The intensity was swirling in my stomach as if it were the home for the butterflies. My hands began to sweat and I got very nervous. I could not figure out for the life of me why these feelings came around. I lay there on the couch, confused and still, while the rings continued. My dearest mother decided to answer this eerie phone call. As she

Have you ever had someone that was close to you die? I have had pets that I was close to die, but not someone I saw on weekly bases, until my great grandfather died. Death is something everyone experiences some time in their lifetime and people deal with it in many different ways. In the August of 2016, I was forced to learn how I was going to learn to deal with it.