By Susan Rand At some point in your life you may be given the opportunity to help someone who has lost a loved one or even a beloved pet, work through their grief. People react to loss in different ways: some may fall into a deep depression, or may withdraw or may even break down completely, all but unable to function. So what can you do? Here are a few hints: 1. If the bereaved is all but unable to function, encourage them to see their doctor. Depression can be treated. A support group may also help. 2. If the bereaved wants to talk about their grief, listen. For some people, this helps greatly. So few people have the time, or the inclination, to simply listen to others who are grieving. This may be the one thing you can do to help that helps more than you will ever know. If the bereaved does not want to talk, do not press them. When they are ready, they may be more receptive. If you want to make comments, keep your voice soft and your tone positive. 3. Offer to run errands, go to the post office or the grocery store, or volunteer to answer the phone. If you are acquainted with friends of the bereaved who may be coming into town for the funeral, offer to let them stay at your home. It is difficult to convey what a burden is lifted from the grieving not to have guests in their home to worry about. 4. If the bereaved wants to grieve privately, you can (quietly) do a little dusting, run the dishwasher, clean the floors. The grieving person is not likely to be further upset to hear these common household sounds they may even be comforting, the subtle message being, Life goes on. 5. If you knew the departed person personally, you may want to contribute to their favorite charity in their name or in the name of the bereaved, or make a contribution to the cost of the headstone. A beautiful way to commemorate the lost one is to have a tribute to them, written by a professional writer, published in a book. Go to http:// www.worthrememberingpublishing.com to arrange for this. Treat the person who is working through grief as you would want to be treated were you in their place. Just be there for them they may not be able to tell you for some time how much this means to them. Susan Rand has been writing, editing, teaching and mentoring emerging writers for 40 years. She has self-published one book, A DUNCE TO ROAM. Others are in progress. Currently, Susan writes web content. Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Susan_Rand http://EzineArticles.com/?Helping-Another-Work-Through-Grief&id=390210 phentermine online without perscription
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