Grief and Loss
Stuck in time…
You’re awake again.
Lying perfectly still, you concentrate on keeping your mind blank.
You can’t stop the memories from flooding in – the feel of your spouse’s hand in yours, the smell of your grandmother’s house, the sound of your old dog’s jingling collar. You will never experience these simple moments again.
The world keeps moving, yet you feel stuck in time every day.
Overwhelmed, exhausted, despondent…
The wave…
You never see it coming. It hits you full force, dragging you under where the memories pummel your heart – each one more painful than the last.
The wave retreats, leaving you gasping for breath. It’s 9 am. You haven’t even started your day…
Yet every ounce of energy you had is gone.
The question…
“How are you doing?”
People mean well, but even going to the grocery, you risk having to smile and respond, “Okay,” when all you want to do is scream.
Time heals all wounds…
Time is not enough. You need to move on but can’t. Everyday life issues seem trivial and pointless.
Will you ever feel joy again?
Hope and healing…
Walk into any doctor’s office, urgent care, or emergency room with an injury, and the treatment protocol is always the same – stabilize the injury, assess to develop a care plan, implement the appropriate care options for the best healing outcomes, provide instructions for ongoing care and support, and follow up to ensure your best recovery.
Injuries to our hearts and souls rarely receive the same care. Yet, at some point in our lives, we all will lose something or someone we hold dear.
“Trauma” is an experience that is intensely stressful, frightening, or distressing – an experience that is both difficult to cope with and out of our control.
Every loss leaves a hole in our lives. Plugging the hole with busyness or denial only provides relief for so long. Eventually, the hole becomes a wound that needs care: time to stabilize, stop the bleeding, and assess what is needed. Left alone and unattended, this wound can grow, fester, and cause damage to other areas of our lives.
It’s time to ask yourself how big your wound has become.
Help is here.
Wherever you are in your journey, you don’t need to do this alone.
We can help you find a way forward. A way in which you don’t have to let go of the past, but rather, you can build a bridge connecting both.
You and your cherished past deserve the care and support to help you heal. They would want that for you, and we do, too.
Call today for a free consultation to see how we can help: (847) 447-0712.