Surviving Those Awful First Few Days of Grief

The best advice into one single point: there are no rules, do what you need.

I implore you to put yourself first. You’ll likely be slammed with a maelstrom of emotions and both physically and emotionally exhausted. Now is not the time to be a people pleaser, the only thing that matters is that you look after yourself.

Do what you need, what works for you.

Don’t let anyone tell you what you should do, where you ought to be. Forget about social norms and your in-laws' expectations. Grief is an endurance event; you’ll have time for thank you letters later. Right now, your only job is to somehow survive.

If you’re craving solitude or needing space, be brave enough to shut your door and stick a Do Not Disturb sign on it.

My advice is simple: There are no rules. Do what you need.

Source; https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/resilient-grieving/202203/surviving-those-awful-first-few-days-grief

Reflection on this article;

• There are no hard set rules on dealing with grief, do whatever helps to cope

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