1. There is no such thing as closure.
2. There will always be regrets. No matter how much time you had, you’ll always long for more.
3. There is no timeline. You will grieve, in some form, forever.
4. Grief is not a linear “5 stages.” It is messy and confusing.
5. Grief can make you feel like you’ve gone crazy.
6. However badly you thought it could hurt, it’s a million times worse.
7. Grief will make you question your faith, your life, your whole purpose. And maybe that’s not always bad.
8. You will grieve their death, but also grieve for the future you no longer have with them.
9. There is no “normal” to grieving.
10. You’ll lose yourself. And it’ll be difficult to find yourself again.

by Jessica Traczynski