Are you Sad or Grieving

Although grief and loss are a part of our lives, we still cannot deny the fact that these aspects affect our minds, bodies, and hearts severely. Loss can be at any level and kind. Losing a pet, a loved one, a place, a city, or even a job. As much as grief can affect our mind, it can also cause havoc in our body. 

Women are often seen as primary caregivers, which can lead them to take on the emotional burdens of others while they are dealing with their grief. This can intensify their sense of loss, especially when they lose someone they care deeply for.

The world often expects women to express their emotions openly, but can we? This caring and giving characteristic of a woman is seen as a pre-requisite, and she often subsides her grief and loss for everyone else.

Effects of grief and loss on your brain

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Although grief has similar effects on everyone, regardless of gender, The difference lies in the way people express and feel those emotions.

Grieving women frequently struggle with concentration, decision-making, and memory. It can lead to a foggy feeling that is called "grief brain.”

Some people can also pick on habits like constantly cleaning, fidgeting, or disassociating. A loss that is directly related to a woman's role (as a wife, mother, or caregiver, for example) may result in an identity crisis. Without that role, she might find it difficult to reinvent herself. Grief's emotional toll can lower one's sense of self-worth and cause feelings of inadequacy or worthlessness, particularly if one's own or society's expectations are not fulfilled. Grief over someone’s absence can trigger anxiety and feelings of helplessness. It can convince you that you will stay stuck in this feeling forever.

These effects are those that can be recognized and examined, but what about those which are inexplicable? There are a lot of ways to heal and recover, like therapy, exercise, and meditation. Anxiety and depression can be cured. It might seem like a dark and inescapable time, but with help and courage, you can overcome this.