GRIEF COUNSELLING

Grief can be brought on by the loss of loved ones, loss of your job, break up of a relationship, or any other change that disrupts your life. Each person reacts differently to grief. Grief can manifest itself in a variety of ways and accompany us inadvertently at various stages of our lives. It is isolating, draining, and difficult to comprehend. "Why did it happen?" "Did I do something wrong?" "How might I have stopped it?" and “Life seems to have taken revenge on me” are a few natural mental negotiations that play like a tape in one’s mind. 

What Does Grief Feel Like ?

These are some signs of experiencing grief:

• There is a profound sense of despair, emptiness, and hopelessness. There is a perpetual void, and the individual finds it difficult to comprehend reality at times.

• There is also complicated grieving, in which the individual experiences shame, longing, remorse, and wrath, that is occasionally aimed not just at oneself but even at the deceased.

• They may find themselves obsessing over their loss. 

• Anxiety symptoms like impatience, rapid heartbeat, headaches, rapid breathing, appetite changes and gastrointestinal difficulties may being to arise 

• Individuals in grief may cry excessively, experience utter alienation from themselves and everyone else, and withdraw from anything associated with the departed.

• Some grieving individuals may even believe they have lost their identity and begin to question their real meaning for being alive.

If you feel that these symptoms are becoming unmanageable, immediately contact a mental health professional and seek help. You can also schedule a session with a professional at Born 2 Be Happy Counselling Centre.

How Grief Therapy Helps:

• Individuals would be better able to accept their physical and emotional loss.

• One may be able to move forward with their life without feeling resentment or regret.

• Individuals who are grieving would finally be able to recall memories of their loved one(s) without being overwhelmed by it.

• They would also be able to return to their everyday activities without being constantly reminded of their loss.