Relatives and friends may try to encourage a survivor to move to another house. Actually, that could be a good idea, but not at once. For now you are going to need all the memories in order to heal. You won't heal trying to run away. The Grief Process Grief is a process that passes through a number of phases .
Healing takes place once somebody has been able to go through all the stages.
Our society and rhythms of living make it very difficult for a person to heal. Years ago, the mourning process was shared by all family members, neighbors and friends. The bereaved feels like an outsider going at slow motion, watching the movie of reality, in which people are too pre-occupied, going at high speed, unaware of what is going to happen and how much it hurts. One person may go through all stages and heal within a couple of months, for others it may take years or even a lifetime. Emotions like anger, fear and guilt can be difficult to deal with.