When I grieve…: From Katie

I believe grief comes in many shapes & forms. There is no correct time limit for grief and people deal with it differently. Personally, I’ve always hated the word “grief” because to me it represented loss and sadness which is two emotions I try to avoid. Every since I can remember; I’ve never been much of a crier. Some people find that extremely odd because: 1 – I am a female & 2 – because we are taught that people tend to cry while grieving. We are also taught to let it out and then move on. To me, it’s never been that simple. When I grieve…I go through multiple emotions such as denial, anger, loneliness, sadness, acceptances and I sometime go through certain stages more than once. Currently, I’ve been told that I have not allowed myself to grieve over a loss. Now I question how someone can truly know when they are done grieving or does it ever really end? The main point of this is to say that it’s ok to grieve at your own pace. Everyone feels differently, we love differently so common since we should grieve differently. Just don’t be scared to talk about how you’re feeling. You may not even fully realize how you’re feeling but don’t just shove y’all your emotions to the side and let it all build up on you. Let out out & don’t let someone tell you how you should feel.