What's your thoughts on traveling while grieving?

[Reyna122]

I'm dealing with grief after my grandmother passing and sometimes I feel I would like to restart doing the things I used to like before, including travel.

There's a trip I've been postponing for various reasons and really wanted to do it this year but I'm not sure it's a good decision during this hard time. I'm afraid whether I'll enjoy it or it will end up as a bad memory. This is my first time losing someone so close to me and I'm not sure how to deal with it.

[StudyingAuthor]

My Grandfather passed in October, 5 days after my birthday. I knew the time was coming, and I had spent so much time not feeling anything. By the time his time was coming to an end, I was getting better, feeling happier. And I didn't expect it to hurt so bad. I've cried a lot, but when he died, it was a literal nerve-wracking sob. It wasn't controllable either. Life continued on, I learned that he isn't dead, but living in life, grieving is okay, but life doesn't have to stop.

[dustybiker2]

I'm sorry for your loss.
I would say it's a healthy way to both process grief and distract at the same time.
Just remember to keep feeling what comes to you in waves. If you don't deal with it, it takes longer to go through.
Take her along with you. Talk to her. Tell her how you feel. I can't promise she is there with you, but I like to think she is.
If you go have a lovely trip.

[Goahead76]

Whether the time is right and you have the money I can't say, but it's a distraction like any other and allows the pain to fade.
I think it's more important to consciously and routinely remind yourself that they wouldn't want you to grieve. More likely if our loved ones could come back they would say quite the opposite to go, experience, learn, help others, use your time wisely. It's the interactions between others that count.

[Goahead76]

Another thing I would add, is try reading near death experiences. I find it really interesting that a high percentage all say essentially the same thing, . The odds of thousands of accounts from different parts of the world saying the same things I find hard to explain. Meeting loved ones is another thing often mentioned. What sticks with me is the way it changes their perspective on life when they return.

[ibodi]

Perhaps like the couple of Spanish in india.

[electromagnetic]

It’s a different grieving process for different people.
I can see why someone would want to get away from it all as that of that process.
im sorry for the loss of your grandma. I’m guessing y’all were quite close. But allow yourself to grieve in a way that feels neutral to you. Unfortunately death is part of life. You can do something for her in her memory. We plant trees.

[naartjie]

If my mother died I’d have to send myself to a mental ward. I’d not be able to cope let alone travel…

[douride2]

I lost my oldest brother about a month ago now. I want to take a road trip so bad right now. Just to get away from everyone I know.

[laly520]

I tried it before

it helped me big time

to forgive n to let go

[sheikalana]

Do it! Go on that trip! Make yourself busy and have fun. Is gonna be good to you.

[Unit1]

It's a coping strategy. What else? Everyone has theirs.

[slatyb]

Do what you feel. No one else gets a vote.