Dealing with Grief: Tips for Coping and Feeling Less Alone

hi I’m sorry you are going through this. Nighttime is hard for me too I feel lonely a lot at night. What helps me a lot is having a dog, when I cry he climbs all over me and licks me to make me feel better 🐶 other than that, sometimes if I’m really lonely I’ll take a walk, or sit on the porch- sometimes physically seeing other humans walk by makes me feel a little less alone. Hang in there. You are very strong

Nighttime and Sundays for me.

Yeah nighttime is usually when I’m feeling my feelings. The best thing I can suggest is having someone or something to talk to and just riding the wave of time

I lost a close friend 2 years ago so I can relate in some ways. Try to distract yourself at night listen to loud music, draw, watch a show that really pulls you in but when it get too overwhelming it's important to fully feel all the emotions of grief if you miss them and feel like crying then cry. Eventually the time between crying will get smaller and you'll be able to think about them with out crying but you'll never forget them. Just today I cried for my friend for the first time in months but I'm glad i did.

It’s absolutely normal and valid that you’re grieving the most at night. Our minds are busiest during the day, with all the tasks we need to do, so our brains tend to process emotions and memories at night. As for coping, first it’s good to remember that it’s important to feel these things. Trying to push the hurt away will only cause it to come back unexpectedly later in greater volumes. But, I’ve found at least for me it helps to not just distract, but distract yourself with other people’s experiences and also topics that your best friend would’ve enjoyed. Watch some youtube videos of people sharing their stories, watch some movies y’all loved to watch together, stuff like that. That way you aren’t sitting there sulking but you also don’t feel like you’re trying to forget them.

Feel free to message me if you need to talk it thru… allow yourself to go thru the emotions as they come and don’t feel like you have to hide your pain ♥️🙏🏻