09-01-2016, 01:11 AM
Yes, some people think that you automatically need company when a loved one passes. Now some people do, and some people are happier alone, to process things quietly.
And each bereavement can be very very different too. When my husband passed I had a house full of people within a couple of days, parties, tributes, the funeral...preparing food for everyone, and I liked that. I wanted the company. It also felt so 'right' for him, for how he lived his life, for what he would have enjoyed.
It was the exact opposite when Misty passed. I desperately needed a long time alone. I often do wonder if the form of grieving or whether company is required can be connected with how the deceased one would have felt.....
It seems there is such a strong link to them emotionally just after they have passed.
And each bereavement can be very very different too. When my husband passed I had a house full of people within a couple of days, parties, tributes, the funeral...preparing food for everyone, and I liked that. I wanted the company. It also felt so 'right' for him, for how he lived his life, for what he would have enjoyed.
It was the exact opposite when Misty passed. I desperately needed a long time alone. I often do wonder if the form of grieving or whether company is required can be connected with how the deceased one would have felt.....
It seems there is such a strong link to them emotionally just after they have passed.
