7 Tips to Getting Unstuck in Grief (and in Life)
Originally published in THRIVE GLOBAL
“Stuck” is a bump in the road. It might seem like Mount Everest right now, but with a few changes and good people in the mix, you will scale this mountain.
Feeling stuck is frustrating.
In my late thirties, I began having panic attacks. Through serious introspection and the expertise of a wise friend, I discovered I was grieving the loss of my father. The strange part was he that had been dead for over two decades.
“Weird,” I thought.
My dad was my world and my only functioning parent. He dropped dead in front of me. Here one moment, gone the next. What 15-year-old can process that?
My grief went underground. I became an academic workaholic, and then carried that over into my career. I drove myself mercilessly. The performance treadmill never stopped. I could never do enough or be enough.
I was dying inside. I was stuck.
Finally, my heart and body said, “Enough!” The fear, frustration, and confusion of my teen-self came spewing out.
We like moving forward. When we feel stuck, trapped, or hindered, all kinds of emotional distress sets in.
Grief is sneaky. It affects us more than we realize.
When you’re feeling stuck (in grief or in life), here are seven tips that can help.
