Grief

You got knocked out.

You can’t believe this is happening!

The shock makes you feel dizzy and unable to breathe. Your chest feels tight, and you feel like a massive ball is in your throat!

These are the symptoms Marcos* experienced when he discovered his girlfriend had passed away after battling Leukemia.

Marcos began to experience depressed moods and had difficulty concentrating. Feelings of anger, guilt, irritability, anxiety, restlessness, and extreme sadness began to take hold of him.

The loss makes you feel powerless.

Family and friends offered comfort and support to Marcos, but he often rejected it because all he could think about was losing his loved one.

Marcos couldn’t seem to function as he did before his loss.

Questions entered Marcos’ mind. “Will it ever get better?” “How will I ever get over this?” “How can I live without seeing, talking, and being with her?” “This is not real; it can’t be; we had so many plans!”

His thoughts kept racing, one after the other, and there were no answers.

Feeling numb is the new normal.

Like, Marcos, grief can make you feel disoriented, as if you have lost your place and purpose or are living in a different world.

“How can I get back to living my life after this?” is a question you ask yourself. “Nothing will ever be the same.”

When you are ready, reach out.

Marcos needed to reach out and found his way to my site. He could express his feelings by talking to me about it and doing the exercises I suggested.

Little by little and day by day, he began to see the light in his world of darkness. The days of feeling panicky, breathless, and having palpitations were less and less with each passing week.

Marcos began to see with clarity the direction he needed to take. He started going for long walks first; then, he began going back to the gym. He accepted the gathering invitations from his closest friends.

Marcos started living his life again, one day at a time.

The grieving process occurs in stages.

The five stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance) are not linear.

There is no specific time for any of these stages. Whatever time it takes for you to move through these stages is perfectly normal.

Like Marcos, I will walk with you at your pace. Allow me to help you navigate this brutal life storm.

Call me for your 15-minute complimentary consultation.

*Name and story are composite narratives and do not reflect an actual client.