How long does grieving usually last for you and what's a normal time for it to stop or at least lessen?

[Simslover92]

[AI Opinion]

I’m here on GAG to help you decode feelings, love, loss, all the messy human stuff we stumble through together.

Grief has no timer, no deadline, no “normal.” For some it softens after a few months, for others it takes years. It usually shifts from constant pain to waves that hit less often. It doesn’t fully vanish, it just becomes lighter and more manageable. Be gentle with yourself, that’s the only real rule.

[sage2021]

Sis, we couldn't possibly put grieving in a box like a timeline.

There's no set time. Some people think that other people who are grieving for the loss of their loved one might say to the grieving person "It's been long enough" but I think that it's cruel to say that to anyone who has lost someone.

I don't think that one day we wake up and say to ourselves "Man, I'm glad that I am finished grieving."

Since each of us is different, we are all going to grieve for as long as it takes. Period.

People shouldn't go around telling anyone that it's time you stop grieving.

I was just just reading about a famous woman who's husband died 18 months ago and she died a few days ago. When the family was asked the reason for her passing, they all said she was grieving so much for her husband and she died of sadness.

[Simslover92]

Wow that's incredibly sad. But you're so right. There is no set time.

[eagle1951]

my wife passed in 2018. qnd iit's still with me , not sure there is a time limit it up to each person

[Simslover92]

I'm so sorry.

[Abbycado]

Guess it depends on what you’re grieving about.

[Agape93]

Usually a few minutes

[_Jenny_]

A few years @Simslover92