The Experience of Loss and Grief.
Divorce As An Experience of Loss and Grief.
Sit down some day and take the time to write down as many experiences of loss that you can recall during your lifetime. Quite naturally, you will list times of grief resultant from a death in the family, grave illness, and the like. But there are other losses that we experience that can have just as much of an impact on our lives. The end of a marriage is one of those.
The article linked above does a great job at shining the spotlight on the loss that is experienced when a marriage ends through divorce. Even if both parties to the marriage come to a mutual decision on the matter, the parties oftentimes enter a period of mourning. Understandably they feel a certain sense of relief at the conclusion of the divorce process, but a feeling of loss becomes a very unexpected part of their lives going forward.
My thanks to this Blogger for giving couples permission to acknowledge the loss they are feeling at the dissolution of their marriage – even one for which they were both on board.
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November 30, 2012 at 4:36 am
I agree – there are many different types of losses we can experience besides loss from death. One that comes to mind, and has personally affected me, is losing a friend. Also, I think there’s a feeling of loss when your child leaves home to go make their own way in the world. Thanks for sharing.
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