Is it OK to not feel bad when someone dies?

Unfortunately, feelings of melting and disappearing can be difficult for people to relate to. Feeling nothing is not akin to feeling ‘okay,’ underwhelmed, or unenthused. The emotional numbness sometimes experienced in grief can feel especially disturbing because after a loved one dies you expect to feel so much.

How do you grieve someone alive?

Ambiguous Grief Tips: what to do when you are grieving someone who is still alive:

1. Remember that the present doesn’t override the past.
2. Understand that the illness isn’t the person.
3. Acknowledge the grief and pain of the loss.
4. Be open to a new type of relationship.
5. Connect with others who can relate.

When someone is mourning Are they still alive?

If you’re mourning a living person, be gentle and compassionate with yourself. Allow yourself as much time as you need as you process the emotions, and expect there to be ups and downs. If the relationship ended because the other person wronged you, think carefully about whether it’s time to forgive them.

What happens to your life when someone you love dies?

Sometimes you have a bad or complicated relationship with someone, but other people in your life don’t. After that person dies, you may be left to sort through complicated negative feelings, while others work through more traditional grief feelings.

Is it okay to feel relief when someone dies?

 The human heart is funny that way. Remember that it is okay to feel relief. If you feel guilty that you’re relieved, happy, or not sad about a death, let’s think through the feelings.  What you are relieved or happy about is that you are now safe and no longer fearful.

How do you feel when you are grieving for someone you don’t like?

 I could go on and on and on.  No matter what the specific situation, grieving someone you didn’t like can leave you feeling isolated and confused. People talk all the time about losing someone they deeply loved and cared for.  As for grieving someone you had negative feelings towards, people don’t talk as much about that.

Why do I feel isolated and alone when my family dies?

This disconnect can leave you feeling isolated and alone, and also ill-equipped to support your grieving family and friends. You thought your relationship with them might eventually get better. This thought might have been conscious or it might have been subconscious.