Grief is a process in which the more you understand and actively work through, the more effective the healing is. Many find that additional support from a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist helps to promote a healthy healing process, especially if the grief is prolonged. The skills learned in...
Anticipatory grief: This type of grief is felt before the actual loss happens.Anticipatory griefhits hard when there’s nothing that can be done to avoid the loss. The person feels anxiety and concern for the dying person, imagines their death, and looks ahead of the actual death. It does ...
Grief involves feelings of sadness and suffering after the loss of a loved one. It is a normal and healthy emotional response to a loss.What are the stages of grief?Shock, numbness, and denial: Even if the death of a loved one was expected, it may still come as a shock. Shock may ...
Toxic positivity in grief tells us grief is a dirty word and our goal should be to put a smile on and get back to “normal”. When you stop and think about it, it really is an unreasonable task. It is asking you to repeat and believe something when there is clear evidence to the ...
Complicated grief is a form of grief in which the bereaved person can't process the death of a loved one. The signs of this...
Grieving people tend to feel numb and suppress their emotions. It may seem logical to try and avoid feeling anything, but it isn’t healthy. Grief counseling is not meant to speed up the healing process but to give you a space where you can process your feelings. Developing relationships wi...
While the focus is often on re-awakening a client's sensual self at their own pace, clients also learn to process shame, fear, and grief, if and when they arise. I felt something inside of me beginning to heal during those sessions, and it felt electric and exciting. Farzana Doctor, ...
we can reassure you that not dreaming of the person who died or not having the type of grief dreams you would like is incredibly common. Many people, with perfectly healthy levels of attachment, closeness, and connection, do not have dreams they interpret as meaningful or that bring them a...
Every life is eventually touched by tragedy. No one is exempt from sufferings such as illness or the loss of a loved one. Grief 4 Min Read My Pet Died and I Can't Stop Crying Crying after the death of a pet is a normal and healthy way of grieving. Psychology...
You decide what boundaries are important and healthy for you. As your grief evolves, certain boundaries might change. The important thing is that they change only when you're at a different point and can stay healthy without that boundary. It is important that you don't change your boundary...