Undoubtedly, nowadays, people have to deal with some significant challenges. However, the fundamental problem—people must deal with death—has never altered. One of the most challenging concerns an adult must deal with is understanding death. The researchers emphasized that only some of these stages were possible for humans to go through at that point. Some contend that losses, grieving, and people’s unique life experiences are different, and there cannot be universal stages. Family members frequently express their grief in different ways after a loss. Families may become closer after experiencing grief, or they may become more distant. While knowing about death and how it impacts one’s family can help one get through the challenging times together, no one can adequately equip one to handle their sadness. Family members experience loss in various ways and at different times. It can take a long time to recover from a bereavement; for example, it could take years to get used to losing a spouse. When a parent dies, children may experience sadness in fits and starts over several years.
In lifetimes, humans experience losses of various kinds and magnitudes. While some of these losses are small and barely influence people sharing them, others are significant and cause great pain. The ways that people deal with grief, death, and dying differ from one country to the next, depending on culture, local traditions, religion, and personal beliefs. In some cultures, before going to the funeral home, neighbors, friends, and relatives assemble to pray, sing, and share memories (Anderson, Sanders, and Kinnair 17). It is crucial to understand loss better, grieving, and how to manage sadness to deal with the losses covered in the following chapters. Compared to the more emotional and private grief process, mourning is more external, cultural, and public. Wearing black clothing during mourning to signal to the public that one is grieving and is emotionally wounded is one of the rituals observed in some cultures when someone is in mourning.
Loss-related grief hurts and is frequently intolerable, and it can be challenging to maintain a good outlook on life when one is in pain. If one searches for it, grief does have a bright side, and loss can lead to numerous types of growth. One can observe signs of growth as a result of going through complex events months or years after the mourning experience once one has healed from the emotional sorrow. As a result of unpleasant circumstances, some people can observe beneficial improvements. It might be difficult for dying people to express their feelings to friends and family. Waves of robust and challenging emotions, including great sadness, emptiness, despair, shock, numbness, guilt, or regret, may be experienced when a loved one passes away. They could be incensed at the manner of their loved one’s passing, with their hatred directed at themselves, other loved ones, or any outside influences.
In conclusion, everyone has unique feelings and perspectives regarding death and dying. The social environment significantly affects attitudes and ideas regarding topics of death. Different civilizations have different funeral rites and hold different customs and beliefs regarding the afterlife. Numerous theories suggest that everything may be viewed from various angles and explain how death is perceived differently in other civilizations. When a significant loss is imminent, it is essential to develop a perspective on death and have the ability to make an objective determination about one’s sentiments.
Work Cited
Anderson, Elizabeth, et al. “The nature and benefits of team-based reflection on a patient death by healthcare professionals: A scoping review.” Journal of interprofessional care, vol. 33, no. 1, 2019, pp. 15–25. Web.