Delayed grief is very dangerous. You don't cry, you’re numb, & you move on like nothing significant happened. You keep suppressing everything until the day it finally escapes, and when it does, it's like a dam bursting, flooding your mind and heart, making it difficult to cope.
grief changes a person. it can literally rewire a person’s psychological system & even alter the trajectory of their life. & not just grief of death: grieving the reality of a hurtful experience, trauma, emotional pain. grief is a powerful state of life all of its own.
As this year ends, remember this: God saw every tear, heard every prayer, and carried you through every unseen battle. If you’re still standing, that’s grace.
People think grief is crying. But grief is waking up tired. It’s forgetting words. It’s being pulled into memories you didn’t ask to remember. It’s holding back tears in the grocery store because a song or a scent brought them back. Grief isn’t just sadness, it’s the body remembering what the heart can’t let go of.
This year really changed my view of life. My mental health was tested like no other. My understanding of love, friendship, and family shifted deeply, and I don’t think I’ll ever be the same.
grief is so weird like sometimes you just remember someone died and you just cry but you don’t even tell anyone because there is no solution or comfort, it’s just apart of life, and the tears just make that person feel real again.