This article will probably be written from my own experience and from my own perspective, but I would definitely like to hear from more parents who have lost their child and their life stories.
A lot of bereaved parents want to know when they will start feeling better after such a huge loss and a tragedy they've experienced.
What must happen and how much time should pass for us to feel at least a bit better? Of course, that will depend on the person, but I can share what I've experienced, as well as my other bereaved parent friends.
On our website, I have shared a free e-book where I talked about the most common steps of the grieving process. You can download an e-book for free here.
When we take a look at the steps and how they go and affect parents who have lost a child, we can obviously see that for to get and feel better, you must pass the depression state.
Therefore, when hope for life and your future, as well as acceptance comes, that's when most of the bereaved parents are ready to live their life ''normally''.
But, what everyone asks me is how much time will that take? I've already said that this experience is completely individual, but most bereaved parents claim to feel at least a bit better after 5 years have passed.
After approximately 7-8 years, you will be able to speak about your loss out loud, without breaking down entirely.
Of course, everyone has their own better and worse days. Most of the time, you will always feel deep grief and sadness around particular dates, like the date of the tragedy, your child's birthday, or around holidays. You can read more about that topic in this article.
If you feel like you are constantly feeling very bad and deeply sad, even if more than 7-8 years have passed, know that you may be suffering from something that is called complicated grief. I have also covered that topic in our blog section which you can read more about here.
I would like to know how your grieving process went - feel free to share your personal experience, it can be very helpful for other parents who have lost their precious children.
From your personal experience or from your own perspective, when does it ''get better'' after losing a child? Feel free to leave a comment down below.
