Tag: self-compassion
Practicing kindness, understanding, and patience toward yourself in grief rather than harsh judgment about how you’re handling loss, how long healing is taking, or mistakes you believe you made represents essential but often difficult work for suicide loss survivors. Self-compassion means treating yourself with the same care you’d offer a dear friend going through similar tragedy, acknowledging that you’re doing the best you can under impossible circumstances, and releasing unrealistic expectations about perfect grief. Learning to be gentle with yourself when everything feels like failure supports healing more effectively than self-criticism and blame.
