Is it wrong to feel angry in grief?
April 29, 2009 by Anna Farmery
Filed under Loneliness, Guilt & Depression
Anger and grief was a topic I wrote about last weekend, and one comment that was left was “is it wrong to feel anger towards the one that left you…”
When I thought about it, I couldn’t make up my mind as I think the answer is both Yes and No!
- Yes because anger means that you have felt love, yes because loss is emotional, yes because it hurts, yes because death seems unfair, yes because it allows you to cope with your grief.
- No because anger doesn’t bring them back, no because anger is not a positive emotion, no because death is something that happens to us all, no because it is selfish, no because we should concentrate on what we have gained through their life not lost through their death.
Therefore I think the answer is …..it is OK to feel anger whilst coping with grief but don’t let the anger control you or your life.
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