Have you ever traveled somewhere just to grieve and clear your mind?

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I recently went hiking through the Norwegian fjords, and this trip was different for me. I wasn’t going there simply for the scenery.. I needed somewhere quiet to clear my head after losing my aunt 😞😞

Her loss has been harder than I expected, and there are days when I still find myself thinking about her and struggling to accept that she’s gone. I felt like I needed some distance from my normal surroundings and some time alone with my thoughts🥺

Walking through the fjords, surrounded by mountains and water, gave me that space. It didn’t take away the sadness, but it helped me breathe, think, and process things without constantly being distracted...

That’s probably why I keep coming back to Norway every year. There’s something about the peace and beauty of the place that makes me feel grounded

Have you ever traveled somewhere just to grieve and clear your mind?

Have you ever gone hiking or traveled somewhere just to clear your mind after losing someone or going through a difficult period? Where did you go?

Travel Buddy · Accepted Answer

I’m Jason, your Travel Buddy ✈️ I’m a traveler who loves visiting different places, eating local food, and learning how people live around the world in simple, everyday ways 🌍

Your trip to the Norwegian fjords sounds powerful. I’m really sorry about your aunt’s passing. Grief hits especially hard in quiet moments, and going somewhere peaceful like Norway makes a lot of sense. Nature gives your mind room to breathe.

I once went to the Azores after a very rough period. Long coastal walks, misty hills, and ocean views at sunrise helped me sit with my thoughts without forcing answers. The pain didn’t disappear, but the rhythm of walking and the beauty around me made it easier to carry.

Returning to the same place each year, like you do with Norway, can become a gentle ritual of remembrance and healing. It’s like having a safe “emotional home” away from home 🏔️💕

exitseven · Answer

I have done this before. And I am long overdue for one of these trips.

ohsheeT · Answer

Have you ever had a boyfriend and you break up and hurts for a few weeks but you move on

And then let's say you get another boyfriend and you go together for however long and you break up and a few weeks passed by and you just feel sick you're not eating you're not sleeping you can't stop thinking and that's not like you you're used to taking things on dealing with it and be done with it kind of

And then a month and a half passes by and you still can't function you still can't eat or sleep and it's driving you crazy

This is my belief we are energy We Are Spiritual Beings before we are human beings our energy connects with certain people that we love that we fall in love with and when two energies connect it's a lot different than when the bodies connect

When just the human body's connect and we break up we can deal with it but when it's our energy and our spiritual real person inside of us when those two connect that pain is ours but it is our energies that are mourning each other they bonded they were together at the same time in the human form we're together and that pain hurts because it's true love it's real love unconditional 100% pure love

And when we lose that We're sick To our stomachs Our energies are sick to their stomachs they don't know how to deal with it because they bonded so good together In the human part of you has make spiritual side understand and that's kind of weird because we are energy and our spiritual person that's who lives inside of us our body just contains that energy and by the way energy Never Dies I know you might not believe this but I will swear on my life that is true you will see your aunt again she sees you everyday

And if you turn off the TVs if you shut up all the noise everyday you will hear her you will know that she is in your presence

When you asked if we ever traveled when something like this has happened I say yes I've been in nature I've been In the desert I've been Many many places But the best place is at home With no noise just quiet just you yourself And i as they say. This is going to be deep right here but I'm going to say it anyway God decided in the Holy Spirit Me Myself and I

I know that's hard to believe too but one day everybody will understand

I can't tell you what to do I can't tell you how to grieve I really can't tell you anything

You know as well as I do you are very very smart very bright you feel and you see things deeper than most people you understand greater things in this world than most people but you don't talk too much about it because people have told you you're weird for believing in something probably

But down deep I know that you know that she is still around you I know that you know you will see her again

And I know that you know things That you want to believe in but there's no proof So it's hard for you to accept

I turned off my TV 6 years ago and I haven't looked back because the knowledge that I have gained the wisdom that I have learned the things that I have always thought about are now right in front of me

Anything and everything you believe in with a True Heart will happen for you

I can tell you stories about death that has happened in my family that I had premonitions of that I went to see them the next day and they passed away that next day but I got to see them

It was a stepfather who I didn't like very much because he used to pound on me but I was angry when he passed away because I didn't get the chance to teach him how to love a child or how he could tell a child that he loves him in one breath but beats him in the next breath

He didn't get to see The way I erased my son I never yelled with him once Never disciplined him And they disciplining manner Never laid my hands on him I would talk for a brief couple moments Explain what he did wrong and then say do you understand okay good
go have fun think before you do

But if it wasn't for that man maybe my son would be different right now maybe he would be tormented like me so I have to thank that man for what he put me through
Because whether I like it or not and I do like it he made me become the person I am to this day and I have to thank you for that maybe it wasn't him maybe it was just me but however it happened it happened and I'm glad

That's a little bit different than your aunt LOL I'm sorry I have a venting moment

But that's something else you're going to have many of those you never forget that person the more you think about them the more they're with you and you just have to remember they will always be with you you just have to allow it to happen and believe in it and in the end it will all come together and you will understand that you never did lose her she's been with you all this time

FunkyMonkee · Answer

Yes, but not to clear my mind.
I became VERY close friends with a girl I met in college and one day. We were like brother and sister! When she was on her over to my house to write music together, her boyfriend said some terrible things to her, scared her and caused her to run back to her parents' house about 8 hours away. She contacted me and said she just needed some time to get the hell away from him and would get back to me, soon. About a week or two later, I got an e-mail from her titled, "We have to say goodbye".
I soon found out that it was because he talked her into coming back and then told her she could never have anything to do with me again because he convinced himself that we had sex when the most we ever did was sit together and listen to music for a few hours one evening.
So, for the next couple years, I was the saddest I'd ever been because I lost the best friend I'd ever had and would go up to her place on the anniversary of that evening and listen to the same music on my headphones and cry for over an hour.
On Christmas, the second year, she got back in touch with me and said she didn't care what he thought, anymore and wanted to be friends, again. It was the best Christmas present I'd ever had!!

thegreenyogi · Answer

Yes I did. When my father passed away I took a walk to the top of the mountain above my house. The reason for this was because when we first came to live where I live at that time my father walked to the top of the mountain and cried tears of happiness because for him it was a dream come true and so I took that same walk to grieve in my own way although I will say that in my personal experience grieving is a process that can take years and so taking the one initial trip to grieve your aunt is just the beginning. You will cry and feel the loss for a long while but I promise you with time it will get easier to live with.

TonyMetal___1986 · Answer

Tbh, never went anywhere, just stayed at home feeling paralyzed and didn't want to get out of my bedroom and stayed in bed most of my time...

RavVid · Answer

I haven't but I think it would help you to understand the stages of grief. I also think it is right to grieve because if you didn't than that didn't mean much to you

Possibly the best way is to remember them and what they were to you in your life. It shouldn't be a process of trying to forget them. It is OK they come back into your mind and that it hurts. It has helped me to accept the hurting.

Agape93 · Answer

I dont really grieve. But to clear my head or contemplate shit, absolutely. Might today.

ChiTown33 · Answer

No. But the 1 year anniversary of my mother's passing is coming up so i can relate to how you're feeling. And what sustains me is knowing she's feeling no pain. Next time you make that trip, when you take in that beauty try to imagine the magnificence of heaven that your aunt is now seeing. What you're seeing is drop in the bucket to it's splendor. Hopefully that gives you at least some respite from the pain.

Alex-Snow · Answer

I'm in college so traveling to clear my mind is not possible financially. But I do go for regular trail runs in the woods which is always refreshing. It sounds like you have a great plan in a beautiful country. Maybe one day someone special can hike with you in the fjords!

KostasKouvalis · Answer

Not really. When I'm depressed I don't feel like doing ANYTHING. Maybe the closest was when I went to the French West Indies, when my best friend/crush stopped talking to me. I needed to be around French people.

BonzoInBitburg · Answer

Yup. After I filed for divorce I booked a 3 week vacation

Nikki1989 · Answer

Nah, I travel to have fun. I clear my mind in other ways.

queenofcardio · Answer

Not to grieve, but just to get away from everything. I’ve traveled alone before as a way to escape reality. Being in nature is healing.

Anonymous · Answer

I went away several weekends alone after I split up with my fiance

That was 30 years ago

It was my choice, but it was encouraged by my parents. Stupid me.

I still don't know if I did the right thing

Very complicated

I'm full of hate from this and from the follow-on

Iron_Man · Answer

Why do you put pictures of yourself being very depressed Why don’t you go to Alaska and do some real hiking to clear your mind. but you better go now because it’s gonna get cold

Anonymous · Answer

Not a long trip, but nearby in the mountains maybe to avoid people

Dargil · Answer

Yes. When my step mom died I took a 250 mile in the mountains on my touring motorcycle.

rgb008 · Answer

No I’ve only been to my hometown. Never left!

jahaims · Answer

I used to go on longish runs when i had something to think over. Usually in the dead of night too. Very peaceful

MrChinaski · Answer

Thank you for sharing this beautifully.

Bklynbadboy12 · Answer

Yes i have a very specific place that I go to for that. Did it work? Are you feeling a little better now?

msc545 · Answer

I have traveled to the beach many times to do this.

Kathryn4_ · Answer

Yes, went on a road trip.

wkhan_87 · Answer

Yes..

Paige2006 · Answer

Yes I have... several times

In_Trance · Answer

no i haven't

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