The Pain of Grief

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When you experience the death or the loss of someone close to you it can feel very lonely and isolating, as though you are alone in the world. You may feel numb and strange to be in a world where you have stopped, but everything around you is moving on. The television is loud and you hear people laughing, or you glance at those who are jogging and listening to through their headphones and cars rushing on the road to go somewhere. All can seem confusing and out of sync. Wondering how things are happening, whilst you have shut down, can heighten your feeling of being alone. Other people may wonder what is wrong with you and ask you what is wrong with you, adding to your distress.

You can feel numb, sad, empty, angry, relief, sorrow, loneliness, frustration or many different emotions. Whatever you are experiencing, validate the feeling. It is normal to be emotional or shocked with no feeling. Grief is a personal process for everyone. It takes time to process your grief and this time varies from person to person. The nature of the relationship that you had with the deceased will effect your emotions as a close bond may be difficult to let go.

Complex grief can be traumatic and confusing. Losing someone to suicide or a person who abused you can add guilt, shame or overwhelm you with feelings and emotions.

The love you have for the person who is dead will stay, but you will be able to carry on living in the present without their presence.

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