Recovery from grief cannot be done alone for we all need a community of believers to go to the dark places we’re in

Grief has to be fully processed for however long it takes. There is no time line for recovery to occur. To recover from the loss of a child it can take as much as 10 years to heal.
A person may try to avoid grieving by over working, drinking or using intoxicating drugs, but those do not work in the longrun.

In fact, avoidance will only lead to the same level of pain as if the death occurred yesterday.

The reality we will all face in this lifetime is a death of someone close to us. The way to recover would be to find a support group like griefshare where you will be able to share your story and the pain of losing your loved one. To deny your grief will only cause physical and mental health problems. This could lead to a shorter life span. Men, especially, are prone to long term health problems for they are most likely to shut down their emotions and not allow them to go to the dark places they need to go.

According to Dr. Anet Varghese, Grief is the anguish experienced after significant loss, usually the death of a beloved person.

Grief often includes physiological distress, separation anxiety, confusion, yearning, obsessive dwelling on the past, and apprehension about the future. Intense grief can become life-threatening through disruption of the immune system, self-neglect, and suicidal thoughts. Grief may also take the form of regret for something lost, remorse for something done, or sorrow for a mishap to oneself.

Notice what she says about life-threatening through the disruption of the immune system. One of the first things we tell people after they experience a truamtic loss is for them to schedule an appointment with their doctor to let that person know that they just experienced the loss of a loved one.

By letting your doctor know, you're opening the door for him or her to moniter your health systems to prevent health complications from occuring that are associated with your grief.

It was at my initial appointmentthat he encouraged me to seek a therapist gifted at helping people with working with trauma. He understood as he shared the trauma when he was a teenager and watched his younger brother die.

The more you share your story, the more support you will find in your time of need-support you surely need. One other thing we did was to continue worshipping our Savior at the same church we attended when our now deceased loved one was with us. We did this because we knew that maintaining those same rituals was important to our well being and recovery process.

We need to be prepared to walk this grief journey for a long time. For the lost of a child it may take up to 10 years to recover from the pain associated with this loss.Most of us would rather that we hurt for a little while before we resume life's normal functions. Rmember, the pain you feelis the reflection of the love you had for the one who died. You loved deeply and of course you will grieve deeply so it will take a strong commitment to grieve each emotion one emotion at a time and not set time limits when this grief will end.

I assure you that your commitment to this grief work will lead to dividends of feeling like you can laugh again as you recall those memories of yesteryear.Trust the Lord and let Him walk with your through the pain.In this video below, you will meetan individual who successfully navigated her series of losses to the point where she is speaking to groups how they can recover like she did.