Uncovering an affair releases a firestorm of emotions; handling those feelings helps keep you sane!
If you’re lucky, you’ll never have to know what its like to have been cheated on. But affairs occur in about forty percent of marriages. If you have been the victim of an affair, you know that it hits like a punch to the gut. The many emotions that follow feel like a hailstorm of pain. Everyone has different feelings; not everyone feels all of these, and not at the same time. There are some predictable emotions, such as anger, panic, betrayal or a sense of loss. People’s depressions have been so acute that they have become suicidal over finding out about an affair.
Dear Dr. Romance:
What Is The Grieving Process? What are the stages of the grieving process?
Dear Dr. Romance:
What Is The Grieving Process? What are the stages of the grieving process?
Dear Reader:
If you've had a personal loss, I am sorry that you have to go through it. The traditional stages of grieving, developed by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, are Denial (or shock), Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance. How long it takes depends on how big the loss is.
Mother's Day can be very hard for women who have had abortions.
On Mother's Day, many women who have had abortions are reminded of "what might have been."
Mother's Day for women who have had a voluntary pregnancy termination, or abortion, can be just as unhappy as Valentine's Day for people in bad relationships. On a day that motherhood is embraced and celebrated, many women experience sadness over their choice and are reminded of "what might have been."
An expert shares her personal story of love and loss.
When my friend died, I made a promise to myself that I would make sure everyone in my life knew how I felt about them. They would know the impact they had on my life. They would know I loved them.
Here are seven tips to help you cope with your loss on this holiday.
Mother's Day is a time to honor the relationship you have with your mother. But, what if she's no longer around? An expert offers her tips to help you get through the day.
Letting go of a loved one is never easy, but remembering their love can be the best way to cope.
Audrey Pott, Rehtaeh Parsons, Martin Richard from the Boston Marathon bombing and other children like them should not have their lives reduced to the headlines surrounding their tragic deaths. And yet, how can these parents cope with the deaths of their children and come to a sense of peace?
A widow is confronted with filing taxes without her husband — and the surprising sense of loss.
In the eight months since my husband's sudden death, I made it through the first Thanksgiving, Christmas, Valentine's Day and Easter. For each one, I had friends and family in place to spend time with. The last thing on my mind was the need to be prepared for grieving around the "first" tax preparation.
With so much emphasis on the morality of abortion, we fail to address another important issue.
Women who have had abortions may not feel entitled to grieve the loss of their unborn children. After all, they rationalize, you shouldn't be permitted to grieve over a loss you have chosen to create. And so, putting the missing pieces together can be confusing and overwhelming for them.
Healthy ways to honor your mom when she is not around.
Mother’s Day is a time to honor and cherish mothers. Whether your relationship with her is nurturing or strained, all mothers have one thing in common, they love their children to the depths of their soul. It is a time to appreciate her effort at loving and raising you. Alas, what if your mom is no longer around? Maybe she has passed on, or refuses to talk with you as an adult. Maybe you are feeling sad and lonely without her. Here are a few tips to get through the day.
The loss of a sibling is an intensely lonely experience ... but it doesn't have to be.
There are many things expect to experience in our lives, but losing a sibling is not one of them. It certainly wasn't something I thought I would deal with in my lifetime, but low and behold, in December of 1996 I lost my older sister and immediately became part of a club of sibling survivors. Obviously, being new to the club, I didn't understand all that was involved.
It is profoundly healing when another is able to deeply understand & empathize with our feelings.
In 1961, author Robert A. Heinlein coined the term "grok" in his best-selling book, "Stranger in a Strange Land".
The Oxford English Dictionary defines grok as "to understand intuitively or by empathy; to establish rapport with" and "to empathize or communicate sympathetically (with)."
