Question

Discuss how Loss and Grief impact the following dimensions of wellness.

Intimacy, Finding meaning, and transcending

Discuss the negative and positive impact.

Answer 1

INTRODUCTION :- Grief and loss both are one of inevitable aspect in the life of living beings,be it human beings or animals,everyone face this at least once in their lifetime.Loss means loosing something,in a manner which you cannot of have it again.On the other hand,grief refers to those emotional period that follows after loosing something very dearly.In other words,we can say that grief is a kind of response to loss.Both loss and grief impact the life of person to greater extent.

IMPACT OF LOSS AND GRIEF ON FOLLOWING DIMENSIONS OF WELLNESS

When a person loose someone with whom they were very close,it leads to period of grief.Overcoming this situation sometimes become quite difficult,and person takes long time to surpass this phase of life.Therefore,lose and grief impact the wellness of person,in positive as well as negative both the manner.So,the impact of loss and grief on the following dimension of wellness are as follows:-

INTIMACY :- Intimacy refers to the closeness of one person to other,or we can even say close relationship between two people such as parents and children,partners,siblings etc.So,when we loss someone with whom we have intimacy,it becomes very difficult for the other person to go through that phase alone,and somehow it even impact the wellness of that person.

• NEGATIVE IMPACT OF INTIMACY :- The most negative impact on the person intimacy is that he feels alone after the demise of his loved one,and as a result he tends to become distant from others.In worst scenario,if the person is not strong enough he may even go through the phase of depression,because moving out of this,is not quite easy for him.Another negative impact is that person goes through irrevocable loss in their life,which cannot be fulfilled in this whole life time.
• POSITIVE IMPACT OF INTIMACY :-Even though it is really difficult to overcome the situation of loss and grief of someone very close,yet it is this intimacy that gives them strength to fight their emotion and cope up with the situation.It is like,person becomes more willing to do something great in the memory of their loved ones that makes them even better person.Secondly,in some cases of loss and grief of close person even makes the other more responsible,which he was not in their presence.

FINDING MEANING :- Loss and grief even plays an important role in the life of person.Finding meaning refers to discovering the reason for their existence.It even has positive and negative impact which are as follows:-

• NEGATIVE IMPACT OF FINDING MEANING :-As a person lost someone who was close to them,it becomes very tough for them to accept the fact that the person who was so close is no longer alive,as a result it even makes it much more complicated for them them to continue their survival.Sometimes with the loss they become so numb that they don't find any meaning in this life,which makes it very hard to live a regular life.This condition can even lead to extreme mood swings in the person,continuously getting ill both physically and psychologically,and moreover there some even those case where person could not mind any means in their life after the loss and grief phase,and within sometime after the demise of the close ones,they even passed away.
• POSITIVE IMPACT OF FINDING MEANING :- Even though loss and grief makes person more vulnerable and emotionally distressed,yet it even has positive impact on the finding meaning of life on person. When the person goes through such phase in their life,some how they get distant from others,and as we all know life does not stop for anyone,so they involve themselves in the work,which as a result even leads to find the meaning of their existence and creating a better future ahead.

TRANSCENDING :- Transcending refers to passing by or surpassing the things.In context of loss and grief,transcending refers to how a person go through or deals with the situation.

• NEGATIVE IMPACT OF TRANSCENDING:-As transcending refers to surpassing the phase,or how one deals with the current situation,so here dealing with loss and grief depends completely on person.Some person cannot deal with the situation,and as result sometimes they even go through the mental trauma during transcending phase.In some case,it has also been seen that person becomes utmost silent,and avoids talking with others.Such persons take immense time to overcome the situation,and in some cases,they cannot overcome in their entire lifetime,it is mostly in the case,when the loss came as a shock or the sudden demise of person has taken place.
• POSITIVE IMPACT OF TRANSCENDING :- Positive impact of transcending it that,in order to overcome the pain sometimes involve themselves in such activities which will be fruitful to them in future,such as reading books and scriptures which will enhance their knowledge,and eventually help them to overcome the situation.