The article discusses the importance of emotional processing in healing from grief. It emphasizes that experiencing painful emotions is necessary for psychological recovery, as it activates neural pathways crucial for healing. Avoidance behaviors, like engaging in distractions, can significantly delay this process. The author provides practical advice, including heart-focused breathing and the mantra that each person's healing timeline is unique, advocating for an acceptance of one's own pace in the healing journey.
When you're sitting there, tears streaming down your face, feeling like you're breaking apart-you're actually doing the work. Every sob, every moment of discomfort, every wave of grief is moving you toward healing.
The only way out is through. When we try to sidestep our pain with Netflix binges or endless social media scrolling, we're actually prolonging our healing journey.
Your healing timeline is perfect. There's no such thing as taking too long to heal.
Research by Stroebe et al. (2024) demonstrated that emotional disclosure and processing of grief, rather than avoidance, significantly improved psychological well-being and reduced prolonged grief symptoms.
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