Practices such as acupuncture and reiki can work together in seeking comfort for the bereaved. Find out which supplementary therapies are most suitable
In the midst of life’s fickleness, it is not common for us to be unprepared to face death and the end. Losing or letting go, in emotional, professional relationships, in the goods or in the places we live in, is often a difficult process. Coping with pain takes more energy than you might think, especially when you are already tired.
We know that death is irreversible, but accepting and facing it is always a challenge. With the suffering and pains of absence, attachment, sadness, guilt, anger and resentment, energies tend to make something worse that was no longer good.
Dealing with pain alone seems like a good option, but it can be one of the worst decisions. By taking the first step towards understanding this loss, we can put ourselves in roles that tend to bring difficulties due to our emotional lability.
Understanding the stages of bereavement
The feelings we carry with pain, such as emptiness and acceptance, are the hardest to deal with. But they are the ones who can help effectively transform this tangle of emotions into homesickness.
The process, however, can be difficult. We must remember that not everyone has the same time to accept or overcome a loss. Everyone behaves as they see fit, including acting as if nothing had happened. But for each of us, there are some steps that help us understand this pain.
In 1969, psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross brought a new look at the subject in her book On Death and Dying. The specialist has defined, in her work, what are the five stages of mourning: denial, anger, negotiation, depression and acceptance.
I don’t know, in human or divine wisdom, anything that can erase the pain of losing someone or going through these stages. As mentioned, coping alone is not very easy. I realize that many people don’t even reach the last stage of pain, they are so weak, tired and lost.
In addition to psychotherapeutic follow-up, integrative therapies have more and more space in these grief management processes. Next, learn more about each of them and discover best practices to help deal with the loss:
What integrative therapies are recommended for each stage of bereavement
Rejection
Difficulties in accepting the loss, or the idea that that person will no longer be there, can enhance the pain and suffering.
Recommendation: therapeutic services such as reikiacupuncture, Pranic healing, floral, meditation and aromatherapy. These practices will bring more serenity and calm to mourning. Collaborate so that the individual is more flexible to this change than is in denial.
Anger
Here, aggression moves sadness that is (or is not) processed. Show the new reality and helplessness in the face of pain, leaving the feeling of revolt, as it is impossible to reverse the situation. The frustration and nonconformity of loss are the end product of anger.
Recommendation: Therapeutic treatments such as reiki, Pranic Healing, flowers and aromatherapy allow you to manage the energy of anger to clear or move other frustrations within you. Physical activity is also recommended.
Negotiation
At this stage, we try to relieve pain, often by holding on to something or some compensatory behavior. Furthermore, it is not uncommon for us to deny this feeling.
But it is at this stage that we commonly develop questions with the divine (whatever yours is). It is also when we try to get rid of pain and attachment by creating new routines and habits – put simply, they would be good strategies if they weren’t rooted in frustration and imbued with pain and expectation.
Recommendation: integrative therapies are great here. By promoting self-care without the presence of expectations and frustrations, we really begin to transmute pain into desire.
Depression
If the “strategy” did not work, the phase of depression is established on the mourning. Immense and intense suffering is the sign of this stage, which is perhaps one of the longest periods of mourning.
Here we come into contact with our weaknesses, helplessness, guilt and despair. We tend to isolate ourselves, become introspective, and sometimes think of giving up.
Recommendation: all integrative therapies and practices bring caresses, welcome and emotional reinforcement. In my practice, acupuncture is the best option as it guarantees the quickest treatment for the greatest number of ailments. It also helps to calm, relax, and generate welcoming mourning energy.
Acceptance
This stage is strengthened when we are more aware that pain will always be a scar and that pain, suffering and deadly sadness are turning into homesickness. It is the stage where we are able to take the next step and live life – or, as they say, “move on”
Recommendation: here, integrative therapies aim to help adapt to daily life, promote quality of life, relive the happiness, love and joy of being alive. They also collaborate in maintaining this emotional balance for everyday problems.
Learn to cope with loss
Pain is an emotional response, meaning these stages may not manifest in such an explicit and romantic way. It is worth remembering: the internal chaos of each one can dictate the cycle in his own way for each phase.
This happens to better understand how to deal with grief, due to the inability to cope with what happened or because they are facing new difficulties at the same time as they face the initial loss.
Whether it’s an internal change, dreams or beliefs – and they can occur to a lesser or greater extent – some people always say goodbye to versions of themselves.
Often these aspects of dealing with pain were (or seemed) at ease because of what they dreamed and hoped for, or in plans and situations that they believed to be eternal.
When we consider that everything can be fickle, our vulnerability is always kept in check. The false sense of control and power can take away the taste of being more honest in everyday life with our soul and heart.
Integrative techniques carry this foundation of love. To face some of the most painful challenges of the human being, which is death, nothing better than a practice like this to help you.
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Eric Flor (ericff@ericflor.com.br)
– Eric Flor Francisco is an integrative therapist from RJ, trained in physiotherapy, acupuncturist and Reiki master. He provides services in Rio de Janeiro with Auriculotherapy, Cupping, Moxotherapy, Orgonite therapy, Crystal therapy and PranicHealing to promote balance, a healthy life and well-being.
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