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Grief
You feel the full, devastating weight of losing something or someone irreplaceable. Grief is love with nowhere to go. It comes in waves — sometimes you're fine, and then a song or a memory hits you like a truck. There's no timeline for it, and anyone who says otherwise doesn't get it.
What does grief feel like in your body?
- •Crushing heaviness in your chest
- •Waves of intense crying that come out of nowhere
- •Extreme fatigue and difficulty with basic tasks
- •Physical pain — grief can literally make your body ache
Common triggers
- •Losing a loved one, a pet, or a relationship
- •Major life transitions — graduation, moving, growing apart from friends
- •Anniversaries, holidays, or places connected to who or what you lost
- •Grieving the future you expected but won't have
Journaling prompts for when you feel grief
- What do you miss most about what or who you lost?
- What would you say to them if you had one more conversation?
- How has this grief changed you, and is there anything in that change you can honor?
Healthy ways to cope with grief
1. Let yourself grieve without a timeline — there's no 'should be over it by now'
2. Create a ritual to honor what you lost — a playlist, a letter, a special place
3. Find a grief community or therapist; you don't have to carry this alone
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