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Snape is dead, and yes, you have to deal with it
Hilaree Foreman
Editor-in-Chief
sw_foreman@tarleton
Death. Grief. No one wants to talk
about it, but everyone is forced to
deal with it. Whether it is the loss of
a childhood pet, a friend or loved
one, as people we face, some more
than others.
I must admit that I have dealt
with death more than the average
person. In my lifetime, I have lost
both of my grandparents and an
aunt and uncle on my father’s
side, my uncle, my godmother
and my great-grandmother on
my mother’s side, with both of my
mothers parents passing before
I was born, along with countless
other family and extended family
members. Before I dive into the
quick schematics of dealing with
death and offering you advice, I
must be 100% transparent. In the
past, I haven’t dealt with grief in the
most positive, or healthy of ways,
but I’ve learned that you cannot
ignore a problem, and as painful as
it sounds, you must address it, and
act accordingly
Now let’s get right to it. What
is grief exactly? Grief, according
to Merriam Webster, is defined
as deep sorrow, especially that
caused by someone’s death. The
keyword is sorrow No one wants
to intentionally feel sad and mope
around in their feelings, but that’s
just what happens to you when you
lose someone you cared about. You
sometimes cry, lash out at others
because you cannot communicate
your feelings.
Others sometime go about it the
complete opposite way, by bottling
all of the feelings they have up,
feeling that they cannot talk to
anyone about what is going on,
and eventually “blow up” when
someone hits the wrong nerve. I
strongly urge you against the latter.
Never feel like you cannot talk to
anyone to help you communicate
through your grief There is no set
way, timetable or path to completely
deliver you from sadness, but you
must first acknowledge it.
Death is never easy, and it isn’t
meant to be easy Death is around
to show us that life is valuable and
uncertain. It reminds us that we’re
human.
Now in the unfortunate next time
you are faced with grief, I just want
you to keep in mind one thing. That
is, once you deal with a loss, the pain
will eventually fade, but never go
away There will be some hard days
and some easy days and some when
you won’t want to get out of bed and
deal with life, but you have to push
yourself and be as strong as you can,
knowing that person is no longer
suffering. You have to want to live
for yourself and others, as Professor
Snape did for Lily Potter.
Myths and facts about grief
according to the Center for Grief and
Healing:
MYTH: The pain will go away faster
if you ignore it.
FACT: 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.
MYTH: It’s important to be “be
strong” in the face of loss.
FACT: Feeling sad, frightened, or
lonely is a normal reaction to loss.
Crying doesn’t mean you are weak.
You don’t need to “protect” your family
or friends by putting on a brave front.
Showing your true feelings can help
them and you.
MYTH: If you don’t cry, it means you
aren’t sorry about the loss.
FACT: Crying is a normal response to
sadness, but it’s not the only one. Those
who don’t cry may feel the pain just as
deeply as others. They may simply have
other ways of showing it.
MYTH: Grief should last about a
year.
FACT: There is no right or wrong
time frame for grieving. How long it
takes can differ from person to person.
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Hilaree Foreman
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