Grief, like death, is a natural part of life. Coping with bereavement
Grief is grief - Full Stop ! The reasons for mourning are as manifold and diverse as the mourning itself. A loved one has died. A lifelong dream has burst. Or a relationship has failed - and much else. All of these crises are serious. They are not the fly in the ointment, an inconvenience, or unpleasantness in life. There are situations in life that shake our foundations. A time in life hat frightens us, makes us angry and also makes us grieve. Feel sorrow for unspoken things. Mourning for lost opportunities. Mourning for a person who meant so much to you. Mourning is serious because we have to rearrange our circumstances. When a person is absent, they are absent - there is nothing to gloss over or to whitewash. I am happy that I never heard something like "Hey, it'll be fine" is neither appropriate nor helpful. From my point of view, grief simply has its right to exist or in other words another valley in life we have to go through. Grief has and must have its time...