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Reflection
Tufted Titmouse
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 Posted: Thu Apr 20, 2006 5:05 pm Post subject: coping with grief |
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have you ever lost someone you love, including a pet? If so, how did you cope with your grief?
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emc
Pileated woodpecker
Joined: Apr 16, 2006
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Location: Brisvegas (Brisbane)
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| Posted: Sun Apr 23, 2006 1:21 am Post subject: |
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I had a budgie Dec-Jan this year, the heat killed him, I was very sad because he was good company.
It can be different sometimes, depending on what you are grieving for.
There does seem to be a grief process - anger and sadness, etc, there are many websites that describe it. |
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noodle
Yellow-bellied Woodpecker
Joined: Apr 14, 2006
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Location: San Francisco
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| After loosing my special bird friend recently, my boyfriend got me a ten pound bag of bird seed and I carry a little sack of it in my pocket wherever I go so I can feed all the little sad pigeons. |
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AceOfSpades
Sea Gull
Joined: Feb 12, 2006
Age: 17
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| Posted: Mon Apr 24, 2006 5:06 pm Post subject: |
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After some of the fish in the tank died, I used denial as a coping method. I deluded myself into thinking that putting certain objects together revived those fish and they are just swimming around and hiding everytime I come near the squarium.
Now, I have desensitized myself to it. It just doesn't hurt to think about it anymore. Maybe sometimes, but it's a lot better than the first time. |
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Astarael
Numquam obliuiscor..
Joined: Aug 07, 2005
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Location: Western Australia
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| Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 3:52 am Post subject: |
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I'm still figuring out how to cope with the grief of losing so much at once. I think the best way is to just let yourself feel what you're feeling and distract yourself as much as possible as well. Eventually it will stop hurting.
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AceOfSpades
Sea Gull
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| Posted: Tue Apr 25, 2006 9:15 am Post subject: |
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| Astarael wrote: | | I'm still figuring out how to cope with the grief of losing so much at once. I think the best way is to just let yourself feel what you're feeling and distract yourself as much as possible as well. Eventually it will stop hurting. |
Yeh, I think that may be the best coping method. Some people find it hard to desensitize themselves, but eventually they will get desensitized as time passes. During that time though, they will be too distracted to live on it. |
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