3Gs

The 3 G’s No One Knows How To Talk About

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Grief:
The loss of a loved one*, and the loss of a part of ourself. Denial. Anger. Bargaining. Depression. Acceptance.
*Family member, friend, acquaintance, stranger, pet…in my opinion, a loss is a loss, and we are all allowed to grieve any loss that is close to us, despite the relationship.

Giving Up:
A natural part in grief was a feeling of wanting to give up. For me, this part of grief comes in waves but has yet to disappear from my thought process entirely. Loss of identity. Exhausted from pretending I’m “okay.” Wanting to Disappear. Helplessness. What’s the point without him?

Going On:
For me, there is no such thing as moving on…but the day after my loss, the sun rose, the clock ticked, and I realized how mad I was that life around me was in fact going on. I will never move on, but maybe one day, I’ll view not only time as going on, but myself going on as well, just in new form.