Pain. A feeling that most of us hate even to experience in life. It is an essential component that we feel when we get hurt physically or mentally. The more we experience it, the more we grow stronger in future. Physical pain is what we feel outside; it is temporary and we learn from it, but what happens when that pain is caused in your heart? What happens when that pain takes the form of grief? What happens when that pain breaks you into a million pieces like a shattered mirror? Perhaps, this pain can not be expressed in proper words. There are perhaps no proper words to describe this pain, at least none used on this planet. This intolerable pain which tears you apart becomes so overwhelming and unbearable that it taints your entire life. But grief—grief doesn’t run to my schedule, it has an agenda of its own, like a desire which doesn’t go with the way. Some say it comes in waves, but that would suggest a rhythm one can predict, like the rising and falling of tides. I feel no rhythm in my grief, but I do live in a slow-motion pace inside a bubble from which I see my altered world.
It was June 20, 2011. I remember when I was in Saudi, studying back in my room when suddenly my mom collapsed. I was with my brother, and dad was with her. Dad shouted, “Haisam!! Come here quickly and get the keys”. I was shocked and scared to death when I saw my mother lying down on the carpet. We immediately took her to the hospital from where we learned from the doctors that she had a heart attack and her condition is really terrible. At this moment I was feeling as if the whole world came to a stop as if my soul has been taken from my body. Then dad came up to me and said, “Don’t worry, everything will be alright. The doctors said that they can’t operate her here so she needs to be taken to Pakistan.” “Why? Why not here?”, I asked. He replied, “She needs to be operated with a device called Pacemaker, it keeps the heart pumping”. I felt astounded because she was so robust and active the day before and in just a split second her heart became so inadequate that she needs a device. So we agreed to fly back to Pakistan where her operation went successfully and she was back on her feet. I thanked God and hugged her right after
People tend to deal or cope with death in a variety of ways, ranging from a very pleasant or healthy way to destructive. It really depends on how mentally strong and how much support you collect from family member, close friends, or possibly people who have dealt with similar trauma. Joe Manetti from “Always a Motive,” and Eric Clapton, singer and songwriter of “Tears in Heaven,” display quite an army of differences. However, they make it visible that they are not to different from one another. Clapton exposes that he is able to make it through such rough times by writing music. Joe Manetti on the other hand struggles with living with his misery because he does not have a strong outlet of emotions like Clapton does . Grief can be a
Research Report: Review of the Literature on Anticipated vs. Unanticipated Death and their Corresponding Coping Skills
The most common effect of death in a family is known as grief. When we understand it better, it makes the process a little less daunting. We have to realize as humans, we are not alone. Everyone has lost someone they loved and it's a natural thing to deal with. There is no normal way of dealing with death. It doesn't have patterns or a set way of dealing with it.
PREPARE is used to make sure the sources a researcher is attempting to use are going to be credible sources for the research paper. During the analysis of the following two sources, PREPARE was used to analyze these sources. Clearing each step of PREPARE made the source stronger and more credible to use in the research paper. This paper will show each step for each of the sources and discuss how the articles when strengthen the research for living victims of homicides.
Arriving on the scene we saw several sheriffs, deputies and officers on scene, hiding behind cars, windows and even standing in the doorway of the building. As they shouted to the 60-year-old man to put the gun down, I guess he responded with threats and just seconds later, the world stood still as multiple shots were fired as he went down.
Some individuals may struggle with the grieving process. Poor coping mechanisms can lead to major depressive disorders and even anxiety. Grieving individuals may exhibit signs and symptoms of poor physical health because they stop taking care of themselves. Widows and widowers have 8 to 50 times higher suicide rate than the overall population (Snyder, 2009).
“No matter how tough the situation, you still have to hang on.” Lailah Gifty Akita. Grief, an obstacle that we must all overcome at one point in our lives. Grief is everywhere, you may not notice it but it is omnipresent. Victims of 9/11 were faced with tremendous amounts of grief, most were traumatized. An event that is unforgettable to many. In two of the works, "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran and "Reign Over Me" by Mike Binder, there were many instances of grief which the individuals must overcome. You must learn to embrace grief or be stuck in a never-ending cycle of despair which was seen through the characters befriending others to overcome their grief, moral support that
**I attended a Tuesday afternoon grief support group at cancer services in January. I felt that this group was very beneficial because it still felt like the holidays. The group I attended was very full. The group consisted of people who were age 50 and up. There were probably around 20 individuals there. There were more females than males; however I was surprised at the amount of men who attended the group. Majority attended because of loss of spouse, there was one lady who was adjusting to the loss of her son. The group dynamic was very respectful, a lot of input, and genuine feelings of care towards each other. They appeared to have developed into their own little family. A lot of people expressed emotion, lots of tears this meeting.
Mr. Gotcher is in compliance with his treatment plan this reporting period. He has not had any known incidents that have raised concern with regard to the safety of others in the community, self, and the staff at Ambitions.
famous quote that emphasizes the feelings of parents who have lost a child. It is
Grief is the act following the loss of a loved one. While grief and bereavement are normal occurrences, the grief process is a social construct of how someone should behave. The acceptable ways that people grieve change because of this construct. For a time it was not acceptable to grieve; today, however, it is seen as a necessary way to move on from death (Scheid, 2011).The grief process has been described as a multistage event, with each stage lasting for a suggested amount of time to be considered “normal” and reach resolution. The beginning stage of grief is the immediate shock, disbelief, and denial lasting from hours to weeks (Wambach, 1985). The middle stage is the acute mourning phase that can include somatic and emotional turmoil. This stage includes acknowledging the event and processing it on various levels, both mentally and physically. The final stage is a period of
Black Americans can have different emotions from crying to being silent. People usually gather in large gatherings to pay respect. Black Americans have a belief that death is God’s will and the deceased is in God’s hand and will be reunited
I would like to explore the two grief theories, Dual Process Model and Meaning Reconstruction as they pertain to losing my father to suicide. I will try to uncover some ways these theories related to my experience, and I will also attempt to address the language surrounding suicide to distinguish it as a “unique grief”. And lastly, I will discuss how my personal grief experience may affect my work as an art therapist through artistic exploration.
The poem that I have selected for this essay is “Talking to Grief” by Denise Levertov. I chose this poem because it talks about grief. It also talks about the place that grief should have in a person’s life. The poem describes grief, and compares it to a “homeless dog.” It also describes how a dog deserves its own place in the house, instead of living under a porch or being homeless. This poem talks about how a person can be aware that grief is present, but that it is not always acknowledged and accepted. We all experience grief in different ways, and for different reasons. Everyone deals with grief in their own personal way. This poem describes a point in a person’s life when they are ready to accept grief as a part of their life
In this essay I will outline the main theoretical models relating to loss and grief.