08/07/2024
Many people tell us they feel an overwhelming sense of guilt for even considering putting their pet to sleep. This article helps explore the different range of emotions and circumstances of losing a pet, as well as learning to forgive 🐾❤️
WHY FORGIVENESS IS SO IMPORTANT TO THE GRIEVING PROCESS
Pet loss grief is deeply personal and can include an array of emotions and feelings such as anger, regret, guilt, sadness, and anxiety.
Wanting to apportion blame can be part of the grieving process, too.
It’s easy to get trapped in the mindset that someone or something must be to blame for your pet’s passing. Indeed, maybe a mistake was made, or with different information or resources, the outcome could have been different.
Unfortunately, focusing on who or what to blame can take you down a lonely and difficult path, and may keep you frozen in this difficult time. As harsh as it sounds, thinking about what could have been done differently won’t change the reality that your animal friend has gone.
We understand that this is difficult to accept.
This is why many bereavement experts believe that forgiveness is a vital component in learning to manage the difficult emotions associated with grief and find some peace moving forward.
We’ve talked about the importance of self-forgiveness in a different article, but here, we want to look at the idea of forgiveness more broadly. This might include forgiving your vet, a friend or family member or another of your pet’s caregivers, or even your pet themselves.
https://theralphsiteshop.com/why-forgiveness-is-so-important-to-the-grieving-process/
