Death. It is usually defined as the end, the final breath, the last of everything. It is an unavoidable and inescapable phenomenon of life. We always assume that it is an event of the future, one that will never touch us, until it does. Regardless of where the death occurs, be it in real life or one’s favorite television series, it elicits a reaction. Depending on one’s personality and upbringing, the response to death is highly variable. Several theories about how an individual reacts to a loved one passing away have been offered. Each theory has distinctive dimensions, which can be used to explain what one may have experienced or will experience.
At the prime age of 3, I was hit by the news of my grandmother passing away from a myocardial …show more content…
He suggested that us humans are often trying to make sense of the world around us. We are constantly trying to figure out the meaning of life. Grieving is something we do, not something that is done to us. There are different ways in which an individual can grieve. In this particular case, grief would be approached in a slightly unusual manner as her death was seen as a relief for her. Neimeyer states that ‘as survivors of loss, people construct and reconstruct their identities’ which is something that my family was compelled to do after this tragic event. Seeking to make sense of their shattered world, they restructured their life to live it to it’s fullest. Death should not be the reason why an individual wrecks their life or decides to live it in …show more content…
I was only 14 years of age when we were told how this 2-year-old boy, who was shopping with his mother, was kidnapped and brutally murdered by two 10-year-old boys. Upon hearing his story, I experienced very strong emotions, which I can now easily understand after studying Lindemann’s theory of grief work. The first conclusion of his work was that an individual experiences bodily stress when they witness a death. This would very well define the tears I had in my eyes and the tremors in my hands and legs. I had never been so shaken up by a death before. After we were taught about how his death had occurred and the cruelty of it, I couldn’t comprehend the idea of a young boy being tortured. Lindemann calls this stage ‘preoccupation with the image of the deceased’. As well as the thoughts of him lingering in my mind, I felt guilty that I was part of a society in which children had the audacity to commit coldblooded murder and feel nothing. According to Lindemann, this was the ‘guilt relating to the deceased or circumstances of the
At the prime age of 3, I was hit by the news of my grandmother passing away from a myocardial …show more content…
He suggested that us humans are often trying to make sense of the world around us. We are constantly trying to figure out the meaning of life. Grieving is something we do, not something that is done to us. There are different ways in which an individual can grieve. In this particular case, grief would be approached in a slightly unusual manner as her death was seen as a relief for her. Neimeyer states that ‘as survivors of loss, people construct and reconstruct their identities’ which is something that my family was compelled to do after this tragic event. Seeking to make sense of their shattered world, they restructured their life to live it to it’s fullest. Death should not be the reason why an individual wrecks their life or decides to live it in …show more content…
I was only 14 years of age when we were told how this 2-year-old boy, who was shopping with his mother, was kidnapped and brutally murdered by two 10-year-old boys. Upon hearing his story, I experienced very strong emotions, which I can now easily understand after studying Lindemann’s theory of grief work. The first conclusion of his work was that an individual experiences bodily stress when they witness a death. This would very well define the tears I had in my eyes and the tremors in my hands and legs. I had never been so shaken up by a death before. After we were taught about how his death had occurred and the cruelty of it, I couldn’t comprehend the idea of a young boy being tortured. Lindemann calls this stage ‘preoccupation with the image of the deceased’. As well as the thoughts of him lingering in my mind, I felt guilty that I was part of a society in which children had the audacity to commit coldblooded murder and feel nothing. According to Lindemann, this was the ‘guilt relating to the deceased or circumstances of the