Resume Old and Seek Out New Relationships.

Develop and nurture relationships both as a couple and individually. There is comfort in going back to old friends and familiar faces.

Although it may seem unlikely to you now, laughter and fellowship can do you a world of good. Don’t feel guilty if you find yourself laughing—you are not betraying your loved one or your own grief. The Bible says (Proverbs 17:22) "A merry heart does good, like a medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones." See a movie—not something heavy, but something light and pure fluff. Your bones may very well ache physically from your spirit being broken. Let laughter do its work.

For seeking new relationships, try support groups, church, classes offered in the community, and other community-based events. Stay away from bars -- you are likely to find others with problems, and many of them will not be healthy for you in this vulnerable time.

Nutrition.

Eating a balanced diet that includes milk, meat, vegetables, fruit, and whole grains is very important. Your body is under a tremendous amount of stress right now, grief is the worst kind of stress, and it needs every tool possible to work properly. Take vitamins to help replace those lost due to this enormous stress. Particularly vitamin C, as we deplete our stores of this vitamin daily, and smokers need to be aware that, smoking depletes you of vitamin C more rapidly. Drink lots of orange juice and eat lots of fruits if you do not choose to take this supplemental vitamin. A walk in the sun will replace all important vitamin D. Just a fifteen minute walk will give you what you need, but if you stay indoors and never venture outside at all, you are in trouble.

It should go without saying that junk food will only cause you more problems at this time, yet that is what we usually resort to eating. Why? Because it is so quick and convenient—just shove or pop it in, and it is over! When we are in grief, we have little patience add may not feel at all like eating. If you cannot seem to eat, then remember to make what you eat count---eat as healthfully as possible.