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Bereavement and Grief –

Loss of a Loved One

 

Have family and friends told you it is time to “move on”?

Do you feel like you are also the victim?

One aspect of grieving a loss – whether of a loved one or a person you were in conflict with – is that the loss of the relationship must also be grieved. 

This can be a difficult realization, complex and filled with sadness.  For some, the loss of a loved one can leave feelings of anger, betrayal, aloneness, and helplessness.

 

If you have lost a loved one, you may feel lost yourself.  You may feel like much of your identity – wife, husband, mother, father, sister, and brother – has been splintered, like part of yourself is missing.

 

 

How Therapy Can Help

 

Feeling angry is a normal expression of grief.  Feelings of being deserted and left alone are also a part of the grieving process. 

Perhaps others seem not to understand the depth of your loss and seem not to want to talk about the problems anymore. 

 

Therapy will help you through the mourning process.  It allows you to express the anger and abandonment, express the sadness and loneliness so you can reach acceptance and resolution.  You will be able to focus on forming a new identity while not negating your profound loss. 

 

The loss of a loved one often causes a situational depression or anxiety and its symptoms can be diminished and alleviated with therapy.