Mourning Periods

[Conductor42]

I am wondering, what are the typical mourning periods over a death?

For that of a sibling?
For a fiance or spouse?
For a parent?
For a child?

[luv1another]

I am not sure but when my mother died I was told 7 years is quite normaland sometimes 4 or 5 if you have a strong Christian faith :shrug:

it's been 5 year in dec and there are times I miss my mum a heap but it's not very often now that I get upset... I havnt forgotten I just dont burst into tears when I think of her as much now and stuff :shrug:

[mossrose]

I think it is different for every circumstance, and every person. My grief over my father's death may have lasted longer or not as long as one of my sister's, say.

Each person grieves in their own way, for whatever length of time........that person grieves for......:nsm:

There are no rules, no directions.......but we do know one thing:

".....weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning." Psalm 30:5

So, mourning, that deep grief we feel over a loss, WILL come to an end, at a time that is right for us. We may still feel some sadness and sense of loss, but that old saying, that time heals all, is in a way very true.....

:hug:

[mentored1]

I am wondering, what are the typical mourning periods over a death?

For that of a sibling?
For a fiance or spouse?
For a parent?
For a child?

Hey dh,

I've thought about this in relation to its opposite in the emotional realm: joy. It seems mourning lasts as long as there is the absence of joy brought by that person's former presence. The sadness is an absence of joy and persists until something can take its place. For some people that may be never and that is determined by how much joy and fulfillment the departed person brought. So time frames, methinks, fluctuate with the person but it seems to me the relation of absence and presence is key.

take care

[Telleriab2]

It depends on the person: he could spend the rest of his life mourning for the loss of a loved one in very different manners. He could probably rejoice in the good memories he had with the one who passed away. He could spend sometime everyday reminiscing about how that person was by the sound of his voice or the very subtle movements he made that made him special. The mourner may even go through his entire life only thinking about the deceased on the anniversary of his death. It depends how a person reacts and adjusts to the impact of losing a loved one. He may spend his entire time on earth inwardly aching for the person, or he may spend his days remembering the loved one in special moments. The death of a child, however, is felt forever. Not a day will pass when the unfortunate parent will not think about his child. The same may apply for the others, but the mourning of a child in always inwardly felt.