Raleigh wrote:
^Life can suck.
I'm still experiencing grief.
But I'm not sure if it will ever end.
Can grief be eternal?
.
Yes.
But it changes in intensity and in duration. It begins so constant and gripping that nothing else matters. Nothing else exists.
Gradually, periods of reduced emotion are experienced. Quite likely from emotional exhaustion. But never the less, they do appear. And just when you think things are getting better, you are hit with the whole experience fresh. Again and again.
Eventually, grief becomes episodic. Periods of relief become longer. When it hits, it still its hard, but its grip is weaker.
Finally, the grief exists, but for the most part, it is in the past and viewed with more detachment, like a sad movie you once saw.
There are a variety of techniques that may be useful in processing grief. As with many things, some work for some and don't work for others.
But it is work. A lot of work. But it can be done.
I'm sorry for the pain of your grief and hope you find some relief, in bits and pieces, throughout your day. Treasure them. You, too, Dill. And anyone else going through this.
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The rivers flow not past, but through us, thrilling, tingling, vibrating every fiber and cell of the substance of our bodies, making them glide and sing. – John Muir