Who do you talk to and share your feelings and pain with, when that special love leaves you?
It may yet be another love that has left your life, one of many possible abandonments with the countless losses not hardening you up like many might think, but instead leaving you like an emotionally fragile shell. Just one tap in the wrong place and you just may crack right open.
When the loss and heartache is felt do you have someone by your side who can feel your pain or are you feeling terribly alone and isolated, with your mind and body trembling in a state of almost uncontrollable panic?
Regardless of whether this love is from an ex partner, child, family member or dear friend, this type of pain and sorrow can show no mercy and can hurt like hell! So what can you do?
Well there is no amount of knowledge or intellectual rhetoric that can be proffered to help you deal with this human element in my book, save a special soul that can be close by to support you when needed. He or she who can is one of those rare and treasured individuals indeed.
If you are hit hard by this emotional turmoil, surrounding yourself with emotionally available people in your life would be a good start indeed. Those you can trust to be open with sharing your inner most feelings and empathise with you are literally worth their weight in gold.
A simple touch, a heartfelt hug, seeing the pain in the expression on their face reflecting the pain you're feeling and even a tear being shed as this extraordinary connection lets all the pain seep from your hurting soul, with their sincere and comforting words helping to close the gaping wound. For without these types of people humanity would not be what it is today.
Women often ensure they always have a network of friends who can do this but guys may need to make an extra effort to put these support people in their life, especially so when they don't have a caring and empathetic partner. Counselors and professionals can be a great help however the nature of their work and specific time schedules generally inhibits the availability, closeness, intimacy and connection that is sometimes needed with these delicate emotional moments.
With love, kindness and peace
Michael
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