Dying Experience

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What did I learn about my own thoughts in relation to dying and death? I had never really thought about death and dying prior to taking this class. Now that I have taken this class I think about this topic a lot more than I ever had or ever thought that I would. I think it is extremely tragic when someone dies especially a loved one. I have also learned that death is something that is okay to be afraid of but you have to realize that it is something that eventually will happen. It is okay to grieve the loss of a loved one and to realize that it will take time to feel better. I believe that it is okay to take your time when grieving but to just make sure that you do not shut yourself out from the world around you. I learned a lot through taking …show more content…

Each culture deals with death differently than others. Some cultures believe that if you die as a child or an adult it is a bad death but if you were to die as an elderly person then that is considered to be a good death. This would be considered a good death because they believe that once you have reached the elderly age that you have had the time to fulfill your purpose for life and you can die happy and peacefully. While there are a decent amount of cultures that react negatively to death there are also many cultures that celebrate the death of a person. They turn their death into a celebration during the time of the funeral. When I researched the Jamaican culture earlier in the semester I was able to find that they are one of the cultures that celebrate the life of the deceased. When they had their wake for the deceased person it was turned into one huge celebration of their life. Before this class, I was unaware of just how much cultures can vary with their death rituals. Overall I definitely feel that death impacts the culture, but it could happen in either a good way or a bad way depending on the culture that the person is a part of. I do also believe that the culture a person is a part of an impact the death and the experience that loved ones have after the death of their loved one. I feel that this is because depending on the culture they may have …show more content…

There are a few other things that could be done to help others that are mourning the loss of their loved one that I would not have necessarily thought to do for myself. Personally, I believe that the biggest thing that you could do for someone that is mourning is to be a good listener. This could be one of the best things for someone and it is also one of the most simple to actually do for someone. To actually be a good listener that means that you have to be present with the person you are trying to help. Being a good listener to someone in mourning is a great way to help comfort them. As someone wanting to help on in mourning it is extremely important to be able to respect each person’s way of grieving and coping. Everybody has a different way to cope with the death of a loved one so it may be extremely different from your way. Mood swings may be common in the person who is mourning so it will be important to be able to learn how to accept the many different mood swings that could occur during this time. It will also be important to offer words that are going to be seen as comforting. It may also be helpful to just make sure the person knows that you are there for them and willing to stay in touch to make sure that they are doing okay. This may be extremely important especially if the person finds that they do not want to talk about it right away. There are

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