![]() You might find you’re grieving differently from one another, or going through different feelings at different times. ![]() When someone had a long life ahead of them it feels incredibly cruel that their life was cut short.ĭeath affects the whole family, and the death of a child can put a lot of strain on relationships. It’s natural to be angry about the unfairness of it all. It’s very unlikely you could have done anything to change things. Try to remember that their death is not your fault. You might feel like their death is a kind of punishment for something you’ve done wrong. Guilt is very common after losing a child. It’s important to remember you will always be their parent. Parenthood is an important part of your identity and to lose that can be incredibly painful. When your child dies, you might feel like you’ve lost your role as a parent. No matter how it happens, the death of a child is likely to be very traumatic. If the death was sudden or unexpected the shock is very strong. People often say they feel like a rug has been pulled from underneath them. Even if the death was expected, there can be a very strong feeling that the order of things has been turned upside down. We expect parents to die before their children. Feeling like it’s against the ‘natural order’ of things.Feelings and experiences after your child dies People tell us they feel like they’ve lost a part of themselves and find it difficult to return to normal life. A child dying is one of the most intensely painful experiences you can go through.
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