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I tend to sink into depression and self-pity, to feel victimized by life and even God, to go into the "just one more thing for me to bear" mold. It's kind of a super grief and even feelings of being buried alive in the tomb with the person I'm grieving. I experienced this with my grandmother's death. Everything in my life seemed upside down, and I was having problems in my marriage and finances especially. I truly loved my grandmother, and she loved me. Her death was like the last straw in "why is the universe and everyone in it conspiring to kill me?" vein. I just couldn't seem to rise above any of my circumstances for healing or peace. It took me a good year or year and a half to begin to feel grounded again, this, because I went to therapy. Our past is interwoven with our present. Past ideas about grief will rule. I was always from a "pull yourself up by your bootstraps" family. That kind of philosophy leaves little time to grieve. I was ever helping with the funerals, making the financial plans around the will and estate of the deceased family member. The idea of just taking time for myself to grieve was considered selfish and uncaring of others. So grieving, in any way nike air max 90 hyperfuse rouge fluo femme , except a very quiet and non-obtrusive manner, will never come easily to me. I think now I try to allow myself depression, anger, the intake of all the mental information about the loss and the outgo, the weeping and true grieving. But it will never be natural to me. I think there are still some very open wounds because I still find myself in avoidance and denial about many facets of grieving. Our spiritual lives will have a deep impact upon us. I am a Christian, and I believe John 3:16 with all my heart. So my grief is never for the eternal life of my fellow Christian. I believe that is a fait accompli, and she is with the Lord. 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