bereavement
/aŋˈzʌɪəti/ (noun)
the action or condition of being bereaved.
That is the dictionary definition of Bereavement. But the dictionary can’t define you and how you are grieving.
Bereavement is the time it takes to adjust to loss but this differs from person to person. It is normal to grieve and there is no right or wrong emotion for you to experience during your bereavement. Initially you may feel stunned and unable to accept the news. You may carry on automatically but have feelings of being tense and apprehensive, or pining for the person who is no longer in your life. Grief can shake you and your view of your world and you may feel angry or numb.
Through talking about your loss with me, over time you will find a place for your loss, carry on in your life, albeit one that is now shaped differently. And eventually you find acceptance, however hard that may be to believe right now.
It is almost inevitable that as a bereaved person you may at times despair that anything can be salvaged. People who are unable to mourn the loss of someone – or something – important to them may feel deeply dissatisfied with their lives and may come to see their personal relationships as empty.
For some people, bereavement represents a change for the worse, for others it can be a change for the better. Either way, you may feel the strangeness of something no longer being familiar.
I can offer you a private space where we will look at your experiences of bereavement and what it feels like for you emotionally.
That is the dictionary definition of Bereavement. But the dictionary can’t define you and how you are grieving.
Bereavement is the time it takes to adjust to loss but this differs from person to person. It is normal to grieve and there is no right or wrong emotion for you to experience during your bereavement. Initially you may feel stunned and unable to accept the news. You may carry on automatically but have feelings of being tense and apprehensive, or pining for the person who is no longer in your life. Grief can shake you and your view of your world and you may feel angry or numb.
Through talking about your loss with me, over time you will find a place for your loss, carry on in your life, albeit one that is now shaped differently. And eventually you find acceptance, however hard that may be to believe right now.
It is almost inevitable that as a bereaved person you may at times despair that anything can be salvaged. People who are unable to mourn the loss of someone – or something – important to them may feel deeply dissatisfied with their lives and may come to see their personal relationships as empty.
For some people, bereavement represents a change for the worse, for others it can be a change for the better. Either way, you may feel the strangeness of something no longer being familiar.
I can offer you a private space where we will look at your experiences of bereavement and what it feels like for you emotionally.
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