Behind the "ᴄᴇʟᴇʙʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴs"
Right along with all the fun, food and traditions, family gatherings can highlight the sharp
points of loss and grief throughout life, especially if important people are absent or if relationships are strained.
Family events may unwittingly (or overtly) 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘂𝗹𝘁 😔 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 right along with more քօʂìէìѵҽ 😊 ones.
When these feelings linger:
1) Take time out.
Allow yourself to feel those emotions.
2) Acknowledge the loss you're feeling.
Try a "brain dump".
Write ✍down what comes to mind.
𝘿𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙮𝙯𝙚 𝙞𝙩, 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙙𝙪𝙢𝙥 𝙞𝙩.
You can analyze later when the time is right.
Is it a...
👉broken relationship
👉loss of a feeling of security some way
👉the death of loved one
👉strained family connection
👉worry over the future
👉lamenting what "could" have been or
"should" have been
👉feeling of failure
Let it out. Let it go. Let it be.
𝕊𝕖𝕖𝕞 𝕕𝕚𝕗𝕗𝕚𝕔𝕦𝕝𝕥 𝕠𝕣 𝕚𝕞𝕡𝕠𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕓𝕝𝕖?
𝙉𝙤𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙞𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙢𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙞𝙛 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙙𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙚𝙣𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝.
You've got a friend. I'm here if you want to chat.