Comments on: Blogging Grief http://www.epiblogger.net/blogging-grief/ The organic center of blogging! Tue, 14 Oct 2008 13:55:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Rhett Soveran http://www.epiblogger.net/blogging-grief/#comment-1172 Rhett Soveran Wed, 14 May 2008 16:19:37 +0000 http://www.epiblogger.net/?p=264#comment-1172 Thanks for that. I am glad you could share here, at the very least. I am not sure if there are specific communities online, but I know that something like Facebook or Myspace---where you have friends---is often a good start. Or something as simple as posting on Craigslist. There are many communities and I think it makes sense to start in the places you know. Thanks for that. I am glad you could share here, at the very least. I am not sure if there are specific communities online, but I know that something like Facebook or Myspace—where you have friends—is often a good start. Or something as simple as posting on Craigslist. There are many communities and I think it makes sense to start in the places you know.

]]> By: John Anonymous http://www.epiblogger.net/blogging-grief/#comment-1170 John Anonymous Wed, 14 May 2008 15:45:34 +0000 http://www.epiblogger.net/?p=264#comment-1170 I find that when grief is caused by outside sources it is much easier to bring it to the web. But when the grief is bound inside of you it becomes much more difficult to broadcast it over the internet, let alone share the pain with someone else. A while ago I see now that I was in stage 4, depression. At this time I thought about posting about it numerous times but could never seem to find the courage to expose myself to that extent. In the last year I have thankfully moved into the fifth stage, acceptance, and have now felt a more desperate need to share what I went through, even if only in a small way. I have yet found a place to do this. Are there places on the internet to aid those that just need a place to connect in times of need? To know that there are others that know what they are going through? I don't know. But, I would like to share a poem that I wrote at my lowest point. Darkness Come The Darkness is creeping Always following I feel its shadow hovering over me Intense pain within me, drawing it closer I fight it off Struggle It slowly gains power against me I'm reeling My heart tries to fight back The Darkness is sinking its claws slowly into me Poison spreading Converting A new struggle Pulling now instead of pushing Inviting it to come and cover completely Come Darkness and consume me Replace the pain that called to you Darkness Come I find that when grief is caused by outside sources it is much easier to bring it to the web. But when the grief is bound inside of you it becomes much more difficult to broadcast it over the internet, let alone share the pain with someone else.

A while ago I see now that I was in stage 4, depression. At this time I thought about posting about it numerous times but could never seem to find the courage to expose myself to that extent. In the last year I have thankfully moved into the fifth stage, acceptance, and have now felt a more desperate need to share what I went through, even if only in a small way. I have yet found a place to do this. Are there places on the internet to aid those that just need a place to connect in times of need? To know that there are others that know what they are going through? I don’t know. But, I would like to share a poem that I wrote at my lowest point.

Darkness Come

The Darkness is creeping
Always following
I feel its shadow hovering over me
Intense pain within me, drawing it closer
I fight it off
Struggle
It slowly gains power against me
I’m reeling
My heart tries to fight back
The Darkness is sinking its claws slowly into me
Poison spreading
Converting
A new struggle
Pulling now instead of pushing
Inviting it to come and cover completely
Come Darkness and consume me
Replace the pain that called to you
Darkness Come

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