That's kind of got me up and mobile and able to work again. Once I had the chair, I was just cruising around, going out to the kids' ball games in the summer. Coker advises those coping with loss to avoid isolation. Though some time spent in quiet reflection may help you gather your strength, this period should be temporary. Sometimes when people try to isolate themselves and deal with it on their own, they don't get information.
Depression can also set in.
Sometimes that's very hard to get out of if you don't have anybody who can kind of work with you and teach you new ways to cope. It just builds on itself if you refuse to go out there and seek help. Several people in this article have experienced levels of depression triggered by loss that called for medication. In most cases, a temporary round of antidepressants helped them regain the energy and will to keep going. If you lose an activity, sometimes you can replace it with another that gives you many of the same benefits.