In the earlier article, the emotional and physical aspects of death were recovered. To read more on this, click this link:
Mental Aspect:
Thoughts are very powerful; these thoughts can drive us to being more passionate or it can drag you so down that it can hurt your understanding of yourself.
When these thoughts come in, there are some feelings attached with these thoughts but it usually doesn’t stop with that, there will be some behaviours associated with these thoughts.
Memories are also attached with thoughts. Sometimes a particular word or a sound or a situation can evoke memories of the person that can affect the way that they think or behave.
Another aspect of this is that there could be happy thoughts as well of the person who died like places they have gone to or some event that has happened. However, sometimes thoughts of fear can also come to the person like how will they manage after the death of a loved one. These thoughts can be plaguing for the individual and difficult to go through.
What can help at this time:
1. Talking about these thoughts to someone you can trust is a good way to move forward with all the fears that you are having. It will help to reason out these thoughts with friends or trusted people in your life.
2. Taking the effort to think about things that make you happy and things that will help you is extremely important.
3. Being involved with activities that help to shift and change the thinking.
4. Taking stock of your life is important. Seeing a lot of good of what you have experienced with the individual is helpful. That is the most beautiful and valuable part to be cherished.
Spiritual Aspect:
Distancing from God is one of the most favoured stance that people take when it comes to addressing death. Anger towards God is one way to cope with the loss. When an individual dies, one way to deal with that sadness is to turn that sadness it into anger towards God. It is safer for the individual to deflect it to a higher power.
This will cause them to not want to pray or go to worship places because there is a feeling of injustice in their minds.
For some individuals they like to deflect the pain to a person that is alive. A pastor or elder of the church is another person or figure that the anger will be deflected upon. Many times, it is helpful for a while for people to deflect their anger, but if this anger is left in that way it can prove to be dangerous.
When looking at some tips to address with regard to the spiritual aspect, here are some tips:
1 Use prayer and sharing with prayer partners as a strategy to help yourself to stay on track with God.
2. Spending time meditating and engaging in self-care activity will go a long way in the healthy healing of the individual.
3. Keep an accountability partner to help you with the process of getting back on track.
4. Acceptance of the loss of the person also goes a long way in helping in the healing process.
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