In the days and weeks immediately following your loved one's death, your physical routine might get disrupted. You will likely have trouble eating, sleeping, and exercising. After some time has passed, you will need to reestablish your healthy habits in order to get your life back on track. Even if you are not feeling hungry, try to eat healthy meals at regularly scheduled intervals. Eating nutritious foods at regular times will help elevate your mood and will establish a sense of normalcy after a traumatic event. Resist the urge to self-medicate with alcohol or drugs. While they might seem to provide some relief, they might make it more difficult to recover in the long run. Healthy habits will be more effective at letting you move on with your life. Exercise can serve as a welcome distraction from your grief. By focusing on your body, your mind will be able to take a much-needed break--even if only for a few minutes. Exercise can also help keep your mood elevated, especially if you exercise outdoors on a sunny day. While you might not be able to sleep well while you are grieving, there are steps you can take to try to get a good night's rest and reestablish healthy sleep patterns.  Try to sleep in a cool, dark place. Avoid bright screens before bedtime. Establish bedtime rituals, such as reading a book or listening to a soothing song before bed. Avoid caffeine and alcohol in the evenings. If your loved one slept in your bed with you, consider sleeping on their side of the bed for a while. You will feel connected with them and will be less likely to be startled that their side of the bed is empty. If your old habits are making it difficult for you to move on with your life, find some new patterns for a while. This doesn't mean that you are abandoning your loved one. Instead, it means that you are planning for your future.  If you feel like you cannot move on because everything in your home reminds you of your loved one, consider rearranging the furniture. If you watched a television program with your loved one, try to find a new friend to watch the program with you. If a particular street corner is a painful reminder of your loved one, find a different walking route. Remember that you can return to your old activities once your grief has subsided. You are not forgetting your loved one. Instead, you are allowing yourself to move on. This will allow your memories of your loved one to bring you joy instead of crippling sadness. After the initial loss and pain, try to reintroduce your favorite habits and routines back into your life. These will serve as a distraction from your pain and will allow you to get to a "new normal." These activities are especially important if they are a source of friendship and companionship. After some time has passed, you might want to get back to your job. Maybe you wish to return to work because you love your job, or perhaps you have to return to work for financial reasons. While the initial return might be difficult, getting back to your job will also allow you to think about the future instead of your past.  Ask if you can have a lighter schedule at first. It is possible that you will not return to full work duties right away. Perhaps you will be able to work part-time or have reduced duties for a while. Talk to your office about accommodations they can make.  Communicate with your work about your needs. If you do not wish to talk about your loved one at work, you can request that your coworkers avoid the topic. If you wish to talk about your loved one at work, a grief counselor might be able to teach your colleagues about appropriate ways to discuss such a sensitive issue. It is possible that you will want to sell your house or move cities after a loss. However, these are not decisions to be taken lightly, especially if you are in emotional turmoil. Before making any major permanent decisions, take some time to consider the consequences of those decisions. You might also want to consider discussing them with your therapist. If there is a place you've always wanted to visit or a hobby you always wanted to try, now might be a great time to do something new. These new experiences won't eliminate your pain, but they might allow you to meet new people and find new pathways to happiness. You can also consider undertaking new activities with others who are mourning a loss, so that you can process the experience of moving on together. After a loss, you might find yourself getting distracted, making mistakes at work, or letting things around the house slide. Forgive yourself for any errors you might make. These are normal and to be expected. You will not be able to pretend like nothing has happened, and it might take a long time to feel normal again after a loss. Give yourself that time to recover. Even after you reestablish your life after a loss, your grief might come back at unexpected times.  Think of grief like a wave that sometimes subsides and sometimes returns. Let yourself feel these feelings whenever they occur, and reach out to friends when you need to.
اعتن بنفسك بدنيًا. تناول ثلاث وجبات صحية كل يوم. مارس التمارين الرياضية بانتظام. حاول أن تحصل على 7 أو 8 ساعات من النوم ليلًا. ابتكر روتين جديد. عُد إلى أنشطتك المفضلة. عُد إلى العمل. لا تقُم باتخاذ قرارات مصيرية فور حدوث الأمر. قُم بخوض تجارب جديدة. سامح نفسك. تفهّم حقيقة أن الحزن لن يختفي كليّا.