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Old 10-06-2010, 06:08 PM
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trapeze
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This may sound like I'm not being serious with the suggestion, but I am.

Sometimes I find it helps to just give in to the pain and grieve. By that I mean, find time by yourself and just let it wash over you. Focus on it. I have set time limits on this before (say, 30 minutes), and find that I get tired of it before then. I will just wail, if that's what I feel like doing. I will feel sorry for myself. I will be angry, if that's the feeling I'm fighting.

I have found that fighting the pain, trying to be strong, etc, is just exhausting. Fifteen minutes of surrender makes me feel better. It lightens my load.

I've done this with a time limit, and I've done this and prayed for the pain to be taken away. Either way, I feel better, and get moving again.

Good luck. Better days are ahead.
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