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Lawrence County Senior
Citizens' Center
NEWS
(page 2)
June 2006
         The following article was furnished for the newsletter by Eddie Rogers, who conducts a grief support group at the senior center each Wednesday at 1:00 p.m.  He invites anyone who is struggling with grief issues to attend the meetings or to call him.
GRIEF  ---  ANGER
         According to Mr. Don Williams, a grief educator and author of HOPE FOR THOSE WHO STRUGGLE, �one needs to work through anger, just as other emotions are felt and worked through.  One needs to realize what he is angry about, and why he is angry.  Often it is helpful for one to put it into words what one thinks and feels about the anger he has.  Some interesting statements one can dwell on are the following:

1) These are the things that make me angry�

2) These are the things I feel the most guilty about�

3) The person I am most angry with is�

4) If I am angry at myself, what will it take for me to be forgiven, and how long
  have I sentenced myself to suffer?

Doug Manning, The Grief Reaction, (Hereford, TX:  In-sight Books, pp. 25-26)
        
Williams continues �Such statements as these are helpful in that they aid in focusing one�s feelings of frustration in the proper direction.  A journal might be of some worth and value, as parents together work through their emotions, dealing, not only with anger, but also with other feelings as well.

�This helps get your feelings to the surface instead of letting them stay buried.  A journal leads to deeper understanding of yourself and your grief.  It can give you a picture of your progress grief.�

Doug Manning, The Grief Reaction, (Hereford, TX:  In-sight Books, p. 26)

As you travel on this journey of grief, I want you to know that there is help out there to point you in the right direction -- a healthy one.  Are you ready to do this hard work?  As a grief counselor, I have been blessed to attend groups where I have had the privilege of watching people do this work and then getting up to go home and remarking how much better they feel.  Do not grow weary on your journey -- Keep on moving!

Eddie Rogers, Grief Counselor
Hospice of the Highland Rim -- Phone 477-5410
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