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Topic: Dealing with grief?
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misspriss Knowflake Posts: 149 From: London Registered: Nov 2015
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posted March 31, 2016 02:14 PM
I have a friend, a cancer, who just lost both parents in independent incidents within 10 days of the other.Do you think anyone could help me interpret how best to help from his chart? Might be a long shot, but I feel horribly useless. IP: Logged |
FruityLlama Knowflake Posts: 858 From: Registered: Sep 2013
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posted March 31, 2016 02:44 PM
I'm so sorry for your friend Often the best thing to do is nothing, but just be there. People deal with grief differently so you just have to let them process it in their own way. I know this sounds really cliche but its true. Just be their rock for now, listen to them if they want to talk, or leave them be if they don't but just let them know that you are there for them when they need you. I haven't found the link for the chart though so that's extremely general, sorry :/ IP: Logged |
misspriss Knowflake Posts: 149 From: London Registered: Nov 2015
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posted March 31, 2016 03:29 PM
Thanks so much fruityI did forget to post it, here it is: IP: Logged |
bananaz Knowflake Posts: 473 From: Orlando, FL USA Registered: Feb 2015
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posted March 31, 2016 04:03 PM
quote: Originally posted by FruityLlama: I'm so sorry for your friend Often the best thing to do is nothing, but just be there. People deal with grief differently so you just have to let them process it in their own way. I know this sounds really cliche but its true. Just be their rock for now, listen to them if they want to talk, or leave them be if they don't but just let them know that you are there for them when they need you. I haven't found the link for the chart though so that's extremely general, sorry :/
Going through grief and loss myself and I agree with this. Calls & texts are annoying, but for some reason when people show up (especially with food) it's kind of nice.
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Faith Knowflake Posts: 16963 From: Bella's Hair Salon Registered: Jul 2011
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posted March 31, 2016 04:04 PM
quote: Originally posted by FruityLlama: I'm so sorry for your friend Often the best thing to do is nothing, but just be there. People deal with grief differently so you just have to let them process it in their own way. I know this sounds really cliche but its true. Just be their rock for now, listen to them if they want to talk, or leave them be if they don't but just let them know that you are there for them when they need you.
Ditto to all this. I feel so bad for your friend. Gemini Venus might appreciate talking it out, receiving sincere cards and letters, but Leo Mars may not want to appear "weak" and may never want to discuss it. I think everyone appreciates others' willingness to show they care, however. If this happened to someone I knew I would buy a book for them about adult orphanhood, because it's more complex than people think, and there usually is some rough psychological terrain to be navigated. This article is a nice intro to the subject. Best wishes. IP: Logged |
Hemilla Knowflake Posts: 111 From: Serbia Registered: May 2015
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posted April 15, 2016 01:49 PM
I had similar thing while ago - a dear friends mother just died and her father started drinking again And i just didnt know what to do,on top of it i couldnt go to her mothers funeral because just recently my grandfather died and i didnt go to his funeral and i felt like it would be like me betraying him if i go,and i felt so bad... what did i do,i told her honestly and listened to her,i noticed that she does not want to speak about it and that wants to be positive and joke around so that is what i did - maybe she has friends she talks about her greif with,but obviously that friend is not me and i didnt want to push it,and even if she wanted to talk about it i wouldnt know what to say - my moon is in pisces in 8th house ,so i deal with my greif quietly and dont like when people push me to open about it , i just die inside and get reborn again,relizing that that is the life. IP: Logged |
Ami Anne Moderator Posts: 67056 From: Pluto/house next to NickiG Registered: Sep 2010
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posted April 15, 2016 11:06 PM
There are no words. Just be there.------------------ Want to Read Simple, Fun,Sexy Articles on Astrology? Check Me Out, DUDE. http://www.mychristianpsychic.com/
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FruityLlama Knowflake Posts: 858 From: Registered: Sep 2013
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posted April 17, 2016 09:32 AM
I hope everything is okay Misspriss.Looking at your friends chart, I'm tempted to say that he might be the kind of person that would want to talk it out eventually, connect through words (Cancer sun, venus gem). If this is the case, in my experience, listening is the best thing for them rather than elaborate on how you empathise with them if you get me. But like I said, wait until they come to you EDIT: oh I just realised Faith said the same- sorry!!
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Elysia Knowflake Posts: 1156 From: Gotham Registered: Aug 2015
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posted April 17, 2016 12:43 PM
quote: Originally posted by FruityLlama: I'm so sorry for your friend Often the best thing to do is nothing, but just be there. People deal with grief differently so you just have to let them process it in their own way. I know this sounds really cliche but its true. Just be their rock for now, listen to them if they want to talk, or leave them be if they don't but just let them know that you are there for them when they need you. I haven't found the link for the chart though so that's extremely general, sorry :/
Yeah, this is true.. So sorry about your friend. The best thing you can do is have bushels of patience and just be there for them. IP: Logged |