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Trigger Warning : Grief and Loss.
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We are all aware of the havoc that #COVIDSecondWaveInIndia has wrecked.
Numerous have succumbed, many are still battling.
Many are recovering themselves while having faced personal loss or losses in some cases.
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We are all aware of the havoc that #COVIDSecondWaveInIndia has wrecked.
Numerous have succumbed, many are still battling.
Many are recovering themselves while having faced personal loss or losses in some cases.
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Personal loss & the grief associated with it will probably be the most ignored things in the pandemic,at least while it lasts.
So,here's a thread for awareness & to tell all those grieving & mourning now that it's okay to grieve & to grieve whichever way best known to you.
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So,here's a thread for awareness & to tell all those grieving & mourning now that it's okay to grieve & to grieve whichever way best known to you.
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Personal loss as it is, is a bereaving experience.
And add to that, personal loss due to a disease that came uninvited from a neighbouring country & led to a pandemic?
Who would have thought?
As a doctor, I had never expected to see pandemic & lockdowns at such a large scale.
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And add to that, personal loss due to a disease that came uninvited from a neighbouring country & led to a pandemic?
Who would have thought?
As a doctor, I had never expected to see pandemic & lockdowns at such a large scale.
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The uncertainties & unpredictabilities associated with the disease progression of #COVID19 are humongous.
To lose someone so dear to you out of the blue?
This can be a huge shock. A huge emotional trauma.
In such times, being aware that it is okay to grieve may help some.
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To lose someone so dear to you out of the blue?
This can be a huge shock. A huge emotional trauma.
In such times, being aware that it is okay to grieve may help some.
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Unnatural deaths are more painful. Unpredictable deaths even more so.
Grief and bereavement are natural.
Natural processes that come in stages.
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#MentalHealthMatters
#COVIDSecondWave
Grief and bereavement are natural.
Natural processes that come in stages.
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#MentalHealthMatters
#COVIDSecondWave
Stages of grief :
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Very natural as a reaction to loss.
We deny the reality of the situation, since our reality completely shifts in this moment of loss.
Our mind takes time to adjust with it.
It slows down the process & takes us through it one step at a time.
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Very natural as a reaction to loss.
We deny the reality of the situation, since our reality completely shifts in this moment of loss.
Our mind takes time to adjust with it.
It slows down the process & takes us through it one step at a time.
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Denial is not only an attempt/pretense that the loss does not exist, denial also helps us to absorb and understand what is happening.
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Anger comes as we try to deal with the huge emotional discomfort of the loss.
There is so much to process that anger may sometimes act like an emotional outlet for some.
It's okay to feel angry. It's natural.
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Anger comes as we try to deal with the huge emotional discomfort of the loss.
There is so much to process that anger may sometimes act like an emotional outlet for some.
It's okay to feel angry. It's natural.
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While we experience loss, we tend to feel so desperate that we are willing to do almost anything to minimize the pain.
We try to bargain.
'If this person comes back, I will do this.'
We also tend to focus on our personal mistakes and regrets.
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While we experience loss, we tend to feel so desperate that we are willing to do almost anything to minimize the pain.
We try to bargain.
'If this person comes back, I will do this.'
We also tend to focus on our personal mistakes and regrets.
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We may look back on the time we spent with them and regret some things that we did or said but didn't mean.
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Next stage. Slowly we stop our imaginations and wishful thinking and begin to see the reality for what it is.
Bargaining no longer feels like an option and we finally have to accept what's happening.
We start to feel the loss more deeply.
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Next stage. Slowly we stop our imaginations and wishful thinking and begin to see the reality for what it is.
Bargaining no longer feels like an option and we finally have to accept what's happening.
We start to feel the loss more deeply.
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Most of us tend to pull inwards and keep things to themselves as the sadness grows.
We retreat, become less sociable.
However natural this phase maybe, dealing with this is very difficult and isolating.
#grief
#loss
#CovidIndia
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We retreat, become less sociable.
However natural this phase maybe, dealing with this is very difficult and isolating.
#grief
#loss
#CovidIndia
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Acceptance of the reality does not mean that we feel less pain, that we feel less emotional, no.
But at this stage, we no longer resist the reality of the situation.
We do not fight inner battles to try to turn the reality into something different.
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Acceptance of the reality does not mean that we feel less pain, that we feel less emotional, no.
But at this stage, we no longer resist the reality of the situation.
We do not fight inner battles to try to turn the reality into something different.
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Now, about processing grief and loss.
WE ALL PROCESS GRIEF DIFFERENTLY.
Some go emotionally numb, while some mourn very expressively.
There's no right or wrong to how you process it as long as you're not intentionally hurting yourself.
It's okay to feel numb.
#MentalHealth
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WE ALL PROCESS GRIEF DIFFERENTLY.
Some go emotionally numb, while some mourn very expressively.
There's no right or wrong to how you process it as long as you're not intentionally hurting yourself.
It's okay to feel numb.
#MentalHealth
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It's okay to feel sentimental and even a little edgy.
It's okay to feel what you feel.
It is also very okay to seek help if you're unable to process it in a healthy way.
It is okay to confide in a friend or a stranger.
It's okay to do what feels right.
#MentalHealthMatters
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It's okay to feel what you feel.
It is also very okay to seek help if you're unable to process it in a healthy way.
It is okay to confide in a friend or a stranger.
It's okay to do what feels right.
#MentalHealthMatters
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How do you help someone who's grieving?
1) Be approachable and accessible.
2) Listen with complete attention.
3) Don't try to 'fix them', they don't need fixing, just understanding.
4) Don't force it. Let them heal in their own time.
5) Be empathetic.
#GriefandLoss
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1) Be approachable and accessible.
2) Listen with complete attention.
3) Don't try to 'fix them', they don't need fixing, just understanding.
4) Don't force it. Let them heal in their own time.
5) Be empathetic.
#GriefandLoss
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Remember, Healing is not a linear process.
There may be some good days and then some bad days & then some good days again.
Be patient. Be understanding.
Allow yourself time to process all your emotions.
#MentalHealthMatters
#grief
#CovidIndia
#COVIDSecondWave
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There may be some good days and then some bad days & then some good days again.
Be patient. Be understanding.
Allow yourself time to process all your emotions.
#MentalHealthMatters
#grief
#CovidIndia
#COVIDSecondWave
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Love & prayers to all those struggling through tough times.
Times are tough,but there's always hope. There's always something to look forward to.
Take care of yourself and your family and friends.
Hopefully, this too shall pass soon.
#Mentalhealth
#COVIDSecondWave
#CovidIndia
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Times are tough,but there's always hope. There's always something to look forward to.
Take care of yourself and your family and friends.
Hopefully, this too shall pass soon.
#Mentalhealth
#COVIDSecondWave
#CovidIndia
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