In our last post, we explored some of the reasons you may feel tempted to accept an invitation to visit out-of-town family and friends in the weeks following your spouse/partner’s death.
By leaving town so soon after the death however, you may interrupt some critical aspects of your mourning process. Some of the problems that can come up include:
- Feeling disoriented when you arrive at your destination. Now that your whole world has been turned upside down by your loss, the new location will lack the comfort of familiar objects.
By leaving town so soon after the death however, you may interrupt some critical aspects of your mourning process. Some of the problems that can come up include:
- Feeling disoriented when you arrive at your destination. Now that your whole world has been turned upside down by your loss, the new location will lack the comfort of familiar objects.
- Promises of being cushioned by loving attention from adult children or friends may not turn out to be what you expected. As a “houseguest”, you may find yourself left alone while others are at work or asked to baby-sit at a time when you aren’t up to that sort of responsibility.
- Once you return home, your local family and friends may assume you’ve “moved on” and no longer need them as you did before you left. Their intense support will no longer be there.
Although painful, the adjustment period right after your spouse/partner’s death is an extremely important one.
So give yourself plenty of time before taking out that suitcase.
Although painful, the adjustment period right after your spouse/partner’s death is an extremely important one.
So give yourself plenty of time before taking out that suitcase.
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