originally posted on 26-03-2018 9:14 PM

5. What are some things that may help you support other people that are experiencing grief?

 

 

 

originally posted on 26-03-2018 9:17 PM

5. What are some things that may help you support other people that are experiencing grief?
I think being there and offering support is a good one, sometimes it's nice to have someone to sit with and cry.
You could also help them have some fun too, and enjoy something, as that can help lift their spirits in the sad time

originally posted on 26-03-2018 9:24 PM

Thank you for an awesome chat @scared01 @Nightruner23 @mrmusic @Cookiestarr 

It was nice chatting to you all 🙂

 

Our final question can be a bit of reflection, but definitely feel free to post it if you wish 🙂

6. what are some self-care things we can do to support ourselves during the grieving process?

originally posted on 26-03-2018 9:37 PM

6. what are some self-care things we can do to support ourselves during the grieving process?

 

Some of the strategies I have used are practising gratefulness, self-compassion, mindfulness, allowing myself time to cry and grieve and trying to recognise my limits.

 

Thanks @FootyFan26 @scared01 @Nightruner23 @Cookiestarr @Bee for the chat tonight! 🙂

originally posted on 26-03-2018 9:26 PM

6. what are some self-care things we can do to support ourselves during the grieving process?

For me my list is

- Colouring in

- Movies/tv shows

- Playing with my cats

- Talking to family/friends

- Journalling

- Reaching out to professionals Eg Counsellor or KLH if friends and family cannot help

- Photography

originally posted on 26-03-2018 9:28 PM

Awesome! You guys are really skilled at knowing what you can do for self-care and what helps you through the grieving process! That is awesome!

Thank you all once again for a fabulous chat, and we'll catch you next week for another GR.
It is a public holiday, but it looks like we'll be going ahead with it 🙂

originally posted on 26-03-2018 9:28 PM

thats an awesome list 🙂 @Bee

 

 

 

thank you all for chatting tonight 🙂 @Bee@Nightruner23@mrmusic@Cookiestarr@FootyFan26

originally posted on 26-03-2018 9:26 PM

Thanks for the talk @Bee @scared01 @mrmusic @Cookiestarr do things that help you and talk to someone about your problems emotions or anything 

originally posted on 26-03-2018 9:26 PM

theres heaps of self care ideas. 

my favoruites though are music, walks, long drives, bubble baths and my favourite movies/tv shows 

originally posted on 26-03-2018 9:22 PM

i agree @Bee they are all good ways to support others too 

originally posted on 26-03-2018 9:19 PM

@Bee i totally agree 🙂

originally posted on 26-03-2018 9:17 PM

5. What are some things that may help you support other people that are experiencing grief?

 

 

I think probably the biggest thing that comes to my mind is knowing that everyone experiences grief in different ways, so nobody has a 'wrong' way of processing the situation. I think just being there for the people experiencing grief will go a long way, whilst still providing the space that they need.

originally posted on 26-03-2018 9:16 PM

5. What are some things that may help you support other people that are experiencing grief?

 

I think helping being manage their emotions, helping them calm and soothe would be helpful as well as giving people some information about grieving and maybe the stages of grief as well. 

originally posted on 26-03-2018 9:21 PM

@scared01 there was a classmate that was getting upset i helped him and clamed him down 

originally posted on 26-03-2018 9:24 PM

thats really great @Nightruner23 well done 🙂

originally posted on 26-03-2018 8:32 PM

@Nightruner23  thanks for sharing that. I think it's good that you are emotionally preparing yourself, particularly if you feel he could be close to death at the moment, but it's important to make sure that this fear is not interfering with your life too much. Do you have a support network in place for when that occurs? This could be some good friends, teachers, professionals.

originally posted on 26-03-2018 8:38 PM

@mrmusic i have teachers and friends that will help as soon i get that call im leaving the place and dropping everything and leave 

originally posted on 26-03-2018 8:45 PM

@Nightruner23 I'm so glad to hear you have people who can support you when you get that call, that's very important 🙂 ❤️

originally posted on 26-03-2018 8:40 PM

@FootyFan26i agree, closures a big one too. 

 

@Nightruner23im glad youve got good supports in place and are prepared however try not keep expecting it to happen. cherish the time you spend together as well. 

originally posted on 26-03-2018 8:55 PM

@scared01 my dad has pushed me away completely so we dont do much together or even talk like we use to or do things we use to  im his favorite but my mum thought she was going to lose when i was at  pem brith at 24 or 26 weeks old touching me when i was a baby would have killed me and breathing would have done the same i was in a  100 % oxygen tank thing that helped me breathe because i couldn't she was worried i was not going to make it i have had a near death experience when i was a baby i don't know what happened but mum cried her world was upside down because what has happened to me when i was a baby i went through hell and back one time i wasn't getting oxygen and was going purple so they quickly do something and i was ok but i was in special area i can't think of it right now rhen it was the last stop before you pass away i went back and forth a lot though that mum was scared i wasn't able to walk talk or do anything even the specialist person we seen that was one of the beat in the world couldn't tell us 

originally posted on 26-03-2018 8:13 PM

@FootyFan26  I completely glossed over that line in the first post, haha. 😛

 

What are some things that help you manage the feels around grief?

 

I have experienced intense grief twice - when my grandmother died and about nine months beforehand when a fellow student at school passed away (I was in year 12 at the time). I have found that journaling has helped a little, particularly with the former, as by the time of my grandmother's death, I was already seeking professional help for depression - which is definitely a strategy to use if you are feeling like you can't cope with the intense emotions and feelings! It also helped knowing that the entire year group was trying to come to terms with my friend's death, and so it was perfectly fine to check in with each other. That's what's helped me in the past.

originally posted on 26-03-2018 8:00 PM

Hi everyone! @FootyFan26 @lokifish @j95 🙂

 

1. What are some common feels around grief?

Grief can be expressed through sadness, anger, loneliness, withdrawal from others. I agree that it's negative and it's also a natural reaction to loss, and processing of the change in circumstances which come with it. I have found when my grandmother died that Sunday afternoons became quite difficult, as that was when we always used to visit her. Her death happened a number of years ago now, so I am now used to not doing much on Sunday afternoons now.

originally posted on 26-03-2018 8:07 PM

@Nightruner23  here is this week's GR. 🙂

 

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originally posted on 26-03-2018 8:17 PM

Thank you for including that @mrmusic! Awesome of you to remember it 🙂