In this section of my project, I am going to put some resources that I used that has helped me grow as a human being that's going through a grieving process 3 years after my brother's death. I used these in the very beginning of my grieving process and also years after that event, too. I think these are very useful to have support systems outside your family and just learning about yourself and how you've grown as a person because of what you've gone through.
I am very proud of us.
Grief Support Reddit
In this Reddit, there are people who have been going through the grieving process whether that's 1 day after, 1 week after, 1 month after, 1 year after, 3 years after, 1 decade after they've lost a loved one. I found this after my niece sent me a TikTok a few years back and have been using it ever since. I found this very helpful when going through my thought processes, needing a laugh or a cry, or anything in general. It is nice to have that support system of people who understand the grieving process as a whole. I can't tell you exactly how many people are part of this group since I am not the owner of the page, but there are about 135,000 visitors per week and 4,500 weekly contributions.
Grieving Reddit
This reddit is a safe space where anyone who is dealing with loss of someone, or is already feeling the impending loss of someone to talk about how you're feeling and connect with others who are also going through loss or can give you comfort. This is a community where everyone is there for each other with no judgment or rudeness, just support and understanding. This is one of the best places for you to know that you are not alone in this process. I personally used this almost immediately after my brother passed and it has been very helpful during my journey.
Worden’s Four Grief Tasks
This article is about the Worden's Four Grief Tasks and in my opinion, this is a much more accurate representation of what grief is like compared to the 7 stages of grief framework. My wonderful professor, Julie, shared this with me in one of my workshop sessions for this capstone project and I really resonated with this especially because I had so much dislike for the 7 stages of grief. I definitely recommend taking a look at this and better learning about where you are at and understanding why you are there and allowing yourself to feel the way you feel and grow the way you grow and not following what society says you have to do.