Show 'Closure' The Door

On Emotional Healing

Our experience of difficult life events provokes an array of emotional states. Most of us are aware of the stages of grief: Sadness, denial, anger, bargaining and acceptance. We may also be aware of how we recycle back and forth through these emotions in search of closure.

Even the concept of closure can be a struggle. The word suggests an end or final conclusion to our emotional upset as if we were signing a contract on a business deal. There is sometimes pressure from family and friends urging us to move on, knowing that it is for our own good but forgetting that closure is a process and not a single act.

Relationship breakups, loss of a job, financial losses and death itself are real and relevant life experiences. With these losses comes the pain and uncertainty of the future. We flit through past memories, present feelings and future projections in an attempt to find comfort and make sense of our world. Even when we think we have served our time in one of the emotional stages, it is not unusual to experience those feelings all over again further down the healing process. Days, weeks, months and even years later.

So the attempt to define closure is slightly misleading when we are referring to our emotions. Our self talk wags it finger and tuts at us in disappointment if we feel we just haven’t got it yet. The ‘it’ being closure.

Each one of us has a different set of healthy coping skills and timeframe to bring about real and lasting changes. Incorporating exercise, nutrition, positive psychology, socializing, hobbies, family and friends are the tools, the ‘how to’ get from where we are to where we want to be.

Our new goals of ‘Acceptance’ and ‘Healing’ have a far more appropriate feel to them and match our emotional vibrations with compassion and understanding. As we treat our emotions with respect, getting the help and support that they need, we allow ourselves to ‘Let Go and Grow’. Moving forward step by step with health, happiness and true understanding of the human condition and our lifes higher purpose.

Patricia Murphy
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