Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Pros And Cons Of Grief Support Online

By Elisabeth Burt


The loss of a person that you love is a very distressing situation. In order to cope, one would need to find someone whom he can vent out. This way, one will be able to have comfort and relief. This is needed in the grieving process. There are many ways to do that. One way is through joining grief support online. There are things to know about this to make it work for an individual.

This method is new to society. Internet has made this possible. People from different parts of the globe would get to communicate each other. This is very helpful in gathering people of similar interests together, and this has seen many applications. Most notable are social media sites and interest specific sites such as those offering grief support.

The first advantage of having them is that one can expect that there is always someone there who could always back you up. You will be able to share how you feel, your outlooks, and progresses without the fear of being misunderstood as people there are not in for criticizing but to lend an ear. The feeling of loneliness is eased. Empathy from other people will mean much as one goes on with trials.

There are also those who have personal meetings with a support group. However, it has the disadvantage of having time limits. During those sessions many participants will seem to seek more attention causing others to have not enough time for themselves. Also, schedules are set. Internet sites offering this do not have any schedules or time limits. One will be able to visit them any time he wants and as long as he wants to.

One can meet many individuals there who are at different grieving levels. This way, one can be sure that he can get lots of advices and learn from people from different stages. If one just needs someone to hear them, that too would be okay as they understand what new members have gone through. There is no way that forcing someone on something he does not understand will help with the process.

The community has a collective experience that they learn from different members. That would be comforting since no one will judge the way you approach things no matter what stages you are in. People here learn from many that different people react and adapt in different ways.

However, there are things to look out for when joining. There is a possibility that one will get stuck to a stage given that there are many people who could remind them of what they were before they get to a certain level. One may recall past experiences that he thought he had overcome already and find himself drawn back to it. However, this is just subjective. Most people eventually move on.

The common problem, when it comes to spending long times with the Internet, is that one may get isolated socially in a physical sense. One may not notice that he is already dependent on these sites and would not bother going out. Knowing that it may happen is often enough for one to make some definite plans to balance activities. That will be helpful in grieving.

Grief support online is a best way of coping. One has to make a balance of the outside and online community. This is the best way that a person could get the most out of it.




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