Grieving Research Paper

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The philosopher, Aristotle said, “In poverty and other misfortunes of life, true friends are a sure refuge. They keep the young out of mischief; they comfort and aid the old in their weakness, and they incite those in the prime of life to noble deeds.” Friendships are essential for ones wellbeing, but they take time to develop and cannot be artificially created. Unfortunately, in a person’s life, one experiences losses. Not only is losing a friend a grieving battle, it also becomes disheartening to one’s character. The grieving process for an individual experiencing this must go through three stages; numbness, disorganization, and reorganization. Equally, these stages bring about behavioral, emotional, and physical changings in the person. The primary stage of bereavement is numbness; this occurs the moment death befalls and continues months after. Numbness is defined as one living and just not reacting. For example, one’s mind drives on auto pilot, allowing them to attend the business surrounding the death, funeral, and financial expenditures of the loved…show more content…
These tasks include the; accepting the reality of the loss, processing the pain of grief, adjusting to the world, and connecting one’s personal growth with the diseased (Temes 24). While these tasks become apparent after numbness, the emotional and behavioral acts of the grieving person become unorganized. Once entered into this stage the grieving person begins to search for a friendship to share their intimate thoughts towards the death. It is very common that this grieving person feels emptiness and loneliness for the loss. The genuine feeling of sorrow and anger occur that it becomes essential for one to reconnect with others. Once the grieving person has had the ability to confine in another individual, they can successfully move to the next stage. Allowing one to take on new responsibilities and regain their sense of

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