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What is Grief?
Grief is a natural emotional response people often experience when processing significant loss. Described as an overwhelming combination of feelings such as sadness, anger, numbness, shock, denial, anxiety, guilt, shame, despair and even relief.
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What does Grief look like?
Grief is often the result of loss or major change that is painful to come to terms with and accept. There is no right way to grieve. Everyone is unique and travels on the grief journey differently. Some people are very emotional; some are stoic holding their emotions in check while others are somewhere in between.
Grief is a process that takes time, it can manifest through a whirlwind of intense emotions, behaviour, and physical symptoms. Some common features are low mood, constant fatigue, sleeplessness, appetite changes, difficulty concentrating and social withdrawal.
Grief is a process that takes time, it can manifest through a whirlwind of intense emotions, behaviour, and physical symptoms. Some common features are low mood, constant fatigue, sleeplessness, appetite changes, difficulty concentrating and social withdrawal.
Dealing with Loss
Living Loss
A less obvious and discussed form of grief is suffering through living loss. This happens when there is a major change in a person’s life that does not involve death but is still painful and the loss is felt deeply.
Some living losses include:
- Raising a child with a disability
- Aging or dementia
- Chronic or terminal illness or addiction
- Family estrangement
- Separation or divorce
- Unemployment or retirement
- Moving or immigration
- Infertility and IVF
Bereavement
The death of a beloved family member, friend or pet can have a devastating effect. The pain of someone dying can feel like a hollow void or a heavy grey fog blurring your vision while still trying to navigate everyday life. The grief and sorrow can be shattering, a reflection of the love that once existed.
