Getting Around Grief Myths

When you are grieving after cremation services, there might be myths about grieving you have heard that are actually standing in your way. Get through them and grieve at your own pace.

No one wants to have to plan  cremation services in Evanston, IL  for a loved one, but one of the facts of life is that death is going to touch every life at some point. When you are grieving, you might believe certain things about grief because of what you have heard about it. That won’t help your grieving process any and it can actually feel better to clear some of those things up and get to the bottom of the truth. Here are a few myths and the reality that goes along with them.  

1-Grieving Means Living In The Past

If your grief goes on for it, the people around you might tell you that you are living in the past and you need to move on. That’s not what’s happening at all. When you lose someone close to you, you might feel like you have a hole in your heart. You don’t want to delete any of the good memories you have of them and you shouldn’t. Moving on too quickly can actually make the healing process harder longer. There’s nothing wrong with talking about your loved one or bringing up memories about them. It can actually help you keep them alive in spirit and in your life in a new way.

2-Grief Ends Over Time 

The heavy grief you feel right after someone passes on may ease over time as you learn to move into a new sense of normal. But grief doesn’t disappear completely. You will never get that person back and the grief, even if it doesn’t feel as bad day to day, can resurface and show its presence again in the future. The only thing that will help you completely get over it is getting your loved one back and that’s just not possible.

IF anyone tells you that any one way of grieving is ‘best,’ you know they are wrong. There’s no such thing as the right way to grieve. Everyone is different and everyone’s grief manifests uniquely. But moving on quickly and trying to go back to normal is likely going to hurt your grief process. You are forcing yourself to detach from the grief and act like everything is okay, when really, it isn’t. Trying a few ‘normal’ activities is good, but don’t push your grief aside or it will come back and bite you hard later.

There are lots of other myths about grief and you will have to wade through them yourself after cremation services in Evanston, IL when you are going through the grieving process yourself. Keep in mind there’s no right or wrong way to grieve. You have to take things on your own timeline and do what feels right to you. If you need help during the grieving process, the professionals at

Chicagoland Cremation Options have resources that might be of interest to you. Call and ask for grief support group information, counselor options, websites to visit, or other things that might help you along the way.