Week 3 Of The Grief Support Group
[ Wednesday April 5th 2023 at 8:10 pm ]
I enjoyed week 3 of the grief support group last night. It is funny that I say it this way. It is miserable but time really well spent.
The theme of this session is resolving anger and guilt. When my aunt died I don't particularly have any unfinished business with her. There was nothing more than I had wanted to say to her. Once my Grandma reached 97 years old any time there was something I wanted to say to her I either called her on the phone, wrote her a letter or mailed Grandma a card. I used the same principal with my aunt. The only thing that has been hard about her dying is loosing touch with the part of the extended family my aunt was staying in touch with. I can't reasonably take on another 20 or so relationships. Instead I'm trying to focus on the cousins I've known for years.
In January I spent two sessions with the social worker going over the material in this weeks group. This evening affirmed to me that there really isn't much left for me to deal with and I've had closure over the topics of guilt and anger. In terms of life lessons and trying to handle any emotion other than being content while my chronic pain is flared up this was worth the time I spent in tonight's group. I am trying to do the best possible to help myself.