Bereavment – have you lost some significant in your life?
Bereavement
is the state of loss when someone close to you has died. The death of
someone you love is one of the greatest sorrows that can occur. Feelings
of bereavement can also accompany other losses, such as the decline of
your health or the health of someone you care about, or the end of an
important relationship. Grief is a normal, healthy response to loss.
Everyone feels grief in his or her own way, but there are certain
stages to the process of mourning. It starts with recognizing a loss and
continues until that loss is eventually accepted. People’s responses to
grief will vary depending upon the circumstances of the death.
A wide and confusing range of emotions may be experienced after a loss.
There can be five stages of grief. These reactions might not occur in a
specific order, and can (at times) occur together. Not everyone
experiences all of these emotions:
– Denial, disbelief, numbness
– Anger, blame
– Bargaining (for instance, “If I am cured of this cancer, I will never smoke again”)
– Depressed mood, sadness, and crying
– Acceptance, coming to terms
Losing someone is extremely difficult so, please, remember – you don’t
need to go through this on your own. Be kind to yourself and be open to
receive support, warmth, care from others in regards to recover.