Sunday, February 18, 2007
X Marks the Spot---Another Reminder--Genograms
Until recently I had never heard of a Genogram. I am taking a Marriage and Family Relationship Course for counselors. In the book it describes making a Genogram (for more information just search the internet for the word genogram).
The genogram has symbols for individuals in each famiy. It shows who married who and who is alive and who isn't. Any symbol (person) with an X through him or her symbol is deceased.
So this is another reminder of Dennis' death. Reminders are everywhere. This one didn't hurt so much. The reminders are less traumatic as time moves on and one does one's grief work. There can be guilt with grief when one starts feeling better. I don't feel much of that now.
Recently we have received contact from Dennis' former wife. She had remarried, but is now divorced. I thought maybe she had married on the rebound. She has gone through counseling and has taken medication to deal with her anxiety attacks. I can understand her situation a little. She has taken her maiden name back. I can understand this also. I feel sorry for her. I always thought she held their marriage together. She is another person who has had her life changed forever by suicide. May God give her peace with her past, and help her find her future.
And for you too----if you have experienced a loss. Would you like to tell me about it? I'm willing to listen. Peace!
The genogram has symbols for individuals in each famiy. It shows who married who and who is alive and who isn't. Any symbol (person) with an X through him or her symbol is deceased.
So this is another reminder of Dennis' death. Reminders are everywhere. This one didn't hurt so much. The reminders are less traumatic as time moves on and one does one's grief work. There can be guilt with grief when one starts feeling better. I don't feel much of that now.
Recently we have received contact from Dennis' former wife. She had remarried, but is now divorced. I thought maybe she had married on the rebound. She has gone through counseling and has taken medication to deal with her anxiety attacks. I can understand her situation a little. She has taken her maiden name back. I can understand this also. I feel sorry for her. I always thought she held their marriage together. She is another person who has had her life changed forever by suicide. May God give her peace with her past, and help her find her future.
And for you too----if you have experienced a loss. Would you like to tell me about it? I'm willing to listen. Peace!
# posted by survivors story @ 4:12 AM 
