I’m from the psychology cell, so be aware!First of all, one can only be in awe for anyone who is at the receiving end of such life shaking experiences.
I can only respect and bow my head, I wouldn’t know what to say.
This is fate.
When there is no escaping the harsh reality, fate. You have to learn to live with it. You have to take all the time you need to acknowledge who has died and who has survived . And of course also what has disappeared, what has crumbled and what is still there.
Life teaches us, that we people have a great resilience, that we can take a lot. That – is as long as we feel that we belong, that there is a place for us.
You ask for suggestions, practical measures. The most important suggestion I have, is to ‘keep in touch’. Keep in touch with your own feelings, with relatives, with friends. Not in order to keep on remembering and talking about the experiences, but to experience life.
And of course . any of you is welcome to contact us. Maybe we can listen, or we can help arrange a small support group, or anything else. A meal during which people can meet each other, for instance?
Paula Meesters, Hans Schenkel and Carolyn Levisson are student psychologists TU Delft.
I’m from the psychology cell, so be aware!
First of all, one can only be in awe for anyone who is at the receiving end of such life shaking experiences. I can only respect and bow my head, I wouldn’t know what to say.
This is fate.
When there is no escaping the harsh reality, fate. You have to learn to live with it. You have to take all the time you need to acknowledge who has died and who has survived . And of course also what has disappeared, what has crumbled and what is still there.
Life teaches us, that we people have a great resilience, that we can take a lot. That – is as long as we feel that we belong, that there is a place for us.
You ask for suggestions, practical measures. The most important suggestion I have, is to ‘keep in touch’. Keep in touch with your own feelings, with relatives, with friends. Not in order to keep on remembering and talking about the experiences, but to experience life.
And of course . any of you is welcome to contact us. Maybe we can listen, or we can help arrange a small support group, or anything else. A meal during which people can meet each other, for instance?
Paula Meesters, Hans Schenkel and Carolyn Levisson are student psychologists TU Delft.
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