What is Grief

GRIEF is a normal process that can last a long time.

Intensely personal, there is no right or wrong way to grief.

We can grief over loss of loved ones, loss of a job, loss of a relationship, loss of expectations, good health or other kinds of losses.

The grief from loss can be complicated or traumatic, leading one to watch with detachment a world that has come to a standstill.

Symptoms of complicated grief

• Feelings of anger & bitterness at being abandoned
• Self-reproach for feeling too much or too little sadness
• Gratitude that a loved one is no longer suffering
• Relief that our burden of care for a sick family member is over
• Guilt and shame from feeling relief or gratitude.
• Feeling disconnected from his or her emotions
• Grief over a prolonged period