How To Heal If You Have Lost a Loved One to COVID-19

 

In the past year, covid has become one of the leading causes of death in the world, and wondering how to cope with covid 19 death is a legitimate question. Losing a loved one to this cause is unprecedented.

It is always difficult to lose a loved one. Especially if you are the one looking after all of the practical details, which can include:

●     Arranging for their funeral.

●     Putting their home up for sale.

●     Trying to navigate their last wishes.

However, the coronavirus has stopped many of us from performing the rituals for our loved ones.

Even though grief can be overwhelming at times, but there is always comfort in performing those rituals. These rituals provide context, add meaning to events that seem overwhelming, and provide love and support from friends and family.

In this pandemic, performing these rituals has become somewhat challenging. So if you are wondering how you can grieve in this pandemic, you are not alone because we are here to help you with the process by taking care of your essential things.

 

Why Is It So Challenging?

Covid-19 pandemic has made grieving very challenging. It is always helpful to understand how you can move forward and figure out how to cope.

Since every second person is getting infected by this infection, we have become more careful about not catching this virus by keeping ourselves safe, sanitizing our hands, maintaining social distances, and isolating ourselves.

Another element that increases the intensity of coronavirus grief is the widespread scale. Hundreds of thousands of people have died due to this virus.

This communal grief makes it even more challenging because no one is there for each other. Millions of suffered have lost their loved ones to this pandemic.

The death tolls in many countries have increased to an alarming point.

To see many of your loved ones die around, you can increase the sense of anger and rage, which can affect your grieving process.

Coping with Compounded Grief

Unhealed traumas and griefs can make you question everything happening around you, especially the people who are not taking the pandemic seriously. You will find yourself multiple times of time asking. Don't they care about their life? Why are they not saving themselves and their loved ones by maintaining proper distance and wearing masks?

Some experts say that the loss of our old lives is a form of grief. Every emotion related to frustration, anger, and constant worry is related to grieving.

Losing Support Systems

Many people around us seek help in one way or the other. They either go see the therapist or just talk to a friend. But ever since the pandemic, all of these support system connections have been severed.

 

There are many social media platforms that we can connect through, like Facebook, Snapchat, zoom, etc. But humans are wired so that they need a physical connection to express themselves and their feelings.

With the loss of that support system, it has become very difficult for people to connect with each other again and grieve about their loved ones.

A tragic loss increases the emotional weight in one's life, so it is important to pour it out and talk to the ones who are close to you.

Losing a Framework

In Victorian days, the grieving process had strict grieving protocols. For instance, the person had to wear black for a certain period of time after the passing away of his loved one.

These protocols might seem like overkill in today's world, but they provided a valuable structure and helped people grieve completely.

Clothing was used as a symbol of grieve, and it was completely different from the modern approaches. You might be lucky to get a week of bereavement leave after the passing away of a family member. But as you can see, historical approaches provided a framework, while today, the framework is very simple. All you have to do is attend a funeral and attend a reception afterward. The process to grieve is lost.

In the pandemic, even attending a burial or cremation has become so complicated. Due to the travel restrictions and social distancing protocols, many of us could not support each other in these difficult times.

Be Easy On Yourself

You mustn't make decisions right away and take the proper time to get through the healing process.

Making the correct choice could feel a little burdening for a while. You are unsure that your loved one wanted a cremation or a traditional burial, so we suggest you go with your heart.

Due to this global pandemic has become even more challenging to reach out to COVID-19 loss support groups. So sharing your feelings and emotions related to making the right decision might be a hurdle.

So to appropriately celebrate the deceased life, it may be worthwhile to wait and plan an event for when it is safe to do so. It will give you something to look forward to and help you get closure so you can move on without a heavy heart.

 

The team at adirectcremation remation would be honored to assist you in preparing a memorial ceremony for your loved one and make sure you don't have any unnecessary burden on your shoulders during the grieving process.

If you need any help related to the decisions you need to make for the deceased body, reach out to us today and Call 24/7 For Compassionate Care at 352-354-4413. We would be honored to help you with coping with these difficult emotions.