Picking up the pieces

The last week of class went pretty smoothly. My presentation on death education with my mates went better than expected. The slides weren't all that great. I fear I may not have given enough input to certain areas of my presentation. The whole Q&A I had with my lecturer certainly gave me satisfaction though. I've learnt a couple of valuable lessons from health psych. One of them implies to letting the grief - GRIEF! We go through these five emotions at five different stages when we lose someone. Denial -> Anger -> Bargaining -> Depression -> Acceptance. Experiencing those emotions are essential in order to get closure. Some people never make it past those five stages, especially when they don't get the support they require.

I think I would comfort a grieving friend using a very different approach from the way I was comforted by most people in my life; almost a month back. I realized that people need to feel what they feel. Trying so hard to make someone face reality sooner than they can grasp - only shows that we ourselves cant come to terms with death and it shows, its we who are uncomfortable. Different people go through different intensities depending on how much the deceased meant to them.

Watching someone go through a grieving process isn't easy. Sometimes its hard to even think of words to say in order to comfort that special person. However, we dont realize that it just takes the presence of people who care about us that makes the biggest difference. Its when they tell us ''I'll be here for you if you ever need to talk about how you're feeling'' and the comforting hugs; thats all it really takes :)

I also did alot of intensive reading on explaining to a child about death and activities that could possibly help. These not only help the child get a better understanding of the situation but these activities would possibly help the child get closure in his/her own way.

I can't wait to major in Child Psych! It feels like my calling at the moment :)

P.s - I really think I have the most amazing friends in the world. I love each and every one of them so much. It's funny, I've always thought I'd meet one or maybe two special people but today I find myself with a whole chunk. My world may not be perfect but its filled with love & its wholesome!