A question from GreenLantern about grief and mourning

[GreenPartyVoter]

What is the difference between grief and mourning? And am I being silly for crying in public or talking to friends at the grocery store about my loss? (Or in my (gpv's) case at church and in sunday school class.)

[hermetic]

1. Crying is never silly

Holding it in and not expressing what you really feel, is. Talking to friends? That's what they're for, no matter where. And church is certainly the most obviously okay place for that sort of thing. Grief is what you feel and mourning is how you express it. Receiving comfort from friends in time of grief is the best thing you can get.
:hug:

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. I agree except that deep down I feel

awkard about all the leaky-eyed business I go through at church. Like some people might be thinking that it's just gone on for too long now.

[livetohike]

3. The heck with what people think!

There is no timetable for grief, imo.

Here's a big hug for you and all here who are in the same boat.

:hug:

I cried in my gyne's office on Monday! It was the first time I ever saw this Dr. and she gave me a hug. I am now trying St. John's Wort on her advice......

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. Thanks for that hug! *returning it* I keep thinking I might try some meds

but... I dunno. I think better eating and exercise in the great outdoors will help almost as much, at least for me. I know I get squirrely when I don't take care of myself (which is most of the time. :P )

[livetohike]

5. I am usually like that (the meds) but I have been

hiking, swimming everyday and doing yoga. I'm a vegetarian......

Can't think of what else I could do better :cry:. Maybe this (St. John's Wort) will help.

[hermetic]

6. I did St. John's wort

for a while, several months back when I saw myself thinking and behaving badly. It works quite well, I think. And then after several weeks I was able to stop taking it, cause I felt "normal" again. I totally preferred it to Welbutrin, which I had tried another time and did not like at all.
Hugs are good medicine as well.

[livetohike]

8. Thanks

I hope it gets to work quickly :-).

[GreenPartyVoter]

10. Well you sold me. I will see if my dad can pick some STJW up for me

sometime. (Hubby won't because we don't have much money and he doesn't believe in depression and mental illness. He's a boostrap all in yer head kinda guy. :eyes: )

[GreenPartyVoter]

7. I hope so. I've tried anti-dpressantsa and they do work to a degree.. if

St John's wort doesn't do the trick try meds.. but not until the STJW is out of your system.

[livetohike]

9. Good advice

:-)

[samplegirl]

11. I say nothing works

like a good long cry....its a natural release. Even if I have to do
it several times a day a feel relief.