It is a simple fact of life that each of us will suffer losses and bereavement throughout our lives. Some losses will be great and some small but all have an effect on us. One can lose a loved one; a spouse, sibling, parent, family member, friend, colleague, neighbour, someone we respect or value or even a beloved pet. One can also lose a marriage, job, career, identity, purpose, social standing, health, family, home, possessions, and much more besides. And the impact of such losses will be completely dependent on the individual, their resilience and experience and the significance of that which has been lost. No one can know in advance how they will feel and each person’s experience is completely unique to the individual concerned.

There is no shame in grief, no time frame, and no fixed way to grieve.

Some people may consider your loss trivial and fail to understand or empathise. For example, the loss of a beloved pet can have a huge effect, but those that have never experienced such a connection will not understand. And the same thing can be said about those who have never fully Loved, had a career or anything they have valued. But that is their issue, not yours and it is not your place to explain your grief to others so that they will accept your suffering.  

Such events, however, are considered ‘common life events’ and as such there is a social expectation that individuals should, given an amount of time to adjust, be able to simply ‘cope’ with them. However, such losses and changes can have a huge impact and can become overwhelming. Counselling and Psychotherapy offer a safe and confidential place in which to express one’s emotional content and gradually come to terms with events and learn to reinvest in life once more.

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