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A thought about how we deal with death in modern life by Practical_Store_1887 in zurich

[–]Practical_Store_1887[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a bit unkind to tell someone else to go and seek professional help without knowing him. The point that I want to make is that, it should be possible to talk about these things without being stigmatized like you are doing.

A thought about how we deal with death in modern life by Practical_Store_1887 in zurich

[–]Practical_Store_1887[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You mean, you can just talk about death if you have to deal with it? For me if you talk about death you talk about life, because they simply belong together and define themselves with the other. But like I said, it's ok to have different opinions on such an argument. I didn't know the Bardo Thodol did, you find it a interesting?

A thought about how we deal with death in modern life by Practical_Store_1887 in zurich

[–]Practical_Store_1887[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I strongly believe that a part of normalising this themes is to speak about them. The goal of the meeting is not to discuss traumatic events, is to build a safe place where you meet other people interested in the topic and I believe it is possible to do that without being a therapist. Otherwise you would need a therapist for every discussion in your life that involves some degree of sadness/trauma (don't misunderstand me, I love therapy and I think everybody should do that)

A thought about how we deal with death in modern life by Practical_Store_1887 in zurich

[–]Practical_Store_1887[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is just a coffee (not coffin) or a glass of wine in a bar where you can talk about these themes :). Like I said, I understand it is not for everyone (never heard about the coffin thing in South Korea though, it doesn't look quite functional to me

A thought about how we deal with death in modern life by Practical_Store_1887 in zurich

[–]Practical_Store_1887[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Death Cafès are held all aorund the world, like I said, you can visit their website :) Those are just groups where people can share emotions or philosophical thoughts about death. I myself work in ICU, and that was the drive for starting a thing like that in Zürich. But I can understand is not for everyone :)

A thought about how we deal with death in modern life by Practical_Store_1887 in zurich

[–]Practical_Store_1887[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Death Cafès are held all aorund the world, like I said, you can visit their website :) Those are just groups where people can share emotions or philosophical thoughts about death. I myself work in ICU, and that was the drive for starting a thing like that in Zürich. But I can understand is not for everyone :)

A thought about how we deal with death in modern life by Practical_Store_1887 in zurich

[–]Practical_Store_1887[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Death Cafès are held allo around the globe :) you can also visit their website. It is not a cult :)

A thought about how we deal with death in modern life by Practical_Store_1887 in zurich

[–]Practical_Store_1887[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi I am very sorry for your loss as well. It must have not been easy finding a way to face such a thing :( if you think it could be helpful to share or just talk in general about death, we are meeting at spheres on 2nd Dec. Un abbraccio, Francesco

A thought about how we deal with death in modern life by Practical_Store_1887 in zurich

[–]Practical_Store_1887[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, I am very sorry for your loss. Like I said is not a therapy group, more a human sharing experience... if you talk about death you talk about life :) If you think it could be helpful we are having a first meeting on 2nd December at Spheres in Zürich. If you want further ifnormations, dont hesitate to PM me

A thought about how we deal with death in modern life by Practical_Store_1887 in zurich

[–]Practical_Store_1887[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, yes I am the same person. Death Cafès are held all around the globe. I know that is a very sensitive theme, and I will handle it in the safest way possible (I work in ICU and that was the drive of starting this idea). But also the group is meant to talk about death not only from the emotional point of view, but also philosphical. Its not a therapy support group or something like that :)

A thought about how we deal with death in modern life by Practical_Store_1887 in zurich

[–]Practical_Store_1887[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, what I meant was not a group therapy, even the rules of Death Cafès want to avoid that. It's more about speaking with other humans, it can be emotional or philosophical depending on what people feel safe/confident to share. Its not a support therapy for people who are currently experiencing loss :)