Broken Heart Due To Grieving
Grief disguises itself in many different ways. It can be physical, emotional or both, it’s our response to a loss of someone we love. It can cause us to feel overwhelmed, anxious, forgetful, self conscious and exhausted. By concentrating on trying to be normal and ignoring our broken hearts, it can become impossible to even the simplest tasks.
Grief can be attributed to a break up or a fight with someone close to you just as most people contribute grief to a death of someone. Chemicals like adrenaline, noradrenaline and cortisol are released into into our bloodstream when our bodies into “fight or flight” mode. These chemicals are released for a short period of time when you are fighting with someone verses a longer period we are experiencing a death or loss.
This response lasting for a long period of time can cause us to feel overwhelmed and anxiety, making us forget simple things, we may think we are having a panic attack. This is all part of our grieving process as we try to cope with our new situation of being alone. As we struggle to learn to do things on our own, our lives have been completely changed.
Having a support system in place is very important in my opinion. When my mother passed away I was fortunate to find a support group to help me through my journey of grief and mend my broken heart. I was going to the support group, socializing, and working, so I thought I was dealing with her death very well. I saw people crying every minute but I wasn’t. Then I started to lose or forget items like keys, notebooks, cellphones or even conversations with my friends. I was frightened, I never lost things before, I felt like I was losing my mind! I began to become obsessed with it and started having panic attacks, soon I was avoiding my friends and dreading my support group. Once I found the courage to open up to the group, they all began to explain how they were experiencing the same things and we decided to tackle it together.
Even though the people you loved are still very much alive, a breakup can be very similar to a death of a loved one. Your life with them seems to be erased from their memory but it hasn’t from yours. Your sense of loss can be even worse if you have to continue to see them because it is a constant reminder of what you once had.
A support system can be a friend, a counselor or a group and it is very important to have them during the early stages of grieving. Step to Heal is one of the many on-line support groups out there. With her Step To Heal program, Amelie Chance offers 30 Powerful Lessons to heal your broken heart. It is vital that you have a comforting shoulder to lean on, as it will help you to understand that what you are feeling is completely normal and you are not losing your mind or going crazy.
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