If a family member has died, it is important to be honest about your feelings. Don’t deny your pain, or your feelings of anger and guilt. Only by examining and coming to terms with your feelings can you begin to work through them.
Source: Ten Tips on Coping with Pet Loss @ The Pet Loss Support Page
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- Coping with Pet Loss @ HelpGuide.org: A trusted non-profit guide to mental health and well-being
Excerpt: Trying to ignore your pain or keep it from surfacing will only make it worse in the long run. For real healing, it is necessary to face your grief and actively deal with it. By expressing your grief, you’ll likely need less time to heal than if you withhold or “bottle up” your feelings. Write about your feelings and talk with others about them.
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