MENTAL HEALTH: GRIEF AND LOSS
We aim to provide solutions to your problems so you can be more successful. We are a dedicated team of specially trained experts. We hope to provide you monthly mental health advice to keep your mind sharp & healthy. We hope this provides help when you are down, or extra motivation when you need it.
- Our mental health articles will aim to identify & solve:
- Anxiety.
- Depression.
- Self-esteem issues.
- Grief.
- Stress induced by any situation.
ARE YOU SUFFERING FROM THESE SYMPTOMS
The feeling of Grief can occur when you lose something or someone close to you. It can be seen as a coping mechanism for loss but in more severe cases can negatively impact healing/recovery.
Symptoms of grief can include:-
Difficulty getting on with everyday tasks
Pain and sorrow.
Loss of trust and faith in others.
Problems coming to terms with death.
Bitterness about the loss.
Feeling life holds no purpose/meaning.
Inability to be happy.
YOU MAY BE SUFFERING FROM
Grief is the natural way in which we deal with the loss of something or someone that is dear and important to us.
This process usually occurs in bouts of sadness, but one can still react to positivity. For instance, someone trying to cheer you up.
However, there are complications of grief where anxiety, depression, sleep issues, suicidal thoughts and behaviours start to manifest.
SOLUTION
Allow yourself to grieve; to feel all the emotions.There is no rule book that defines how we should grieve. We all do it differently and it is very important to note that there is no set time period either.
So, don’t put pressure on yourself to “get over it.” This will only complicate the process.
With that being said, if you think you need help with dealing with your grief, don’t be afraid to reach out to anyone you can trust.
REMEMBER
A Swiss-American psychiatrist, Elizabeth Kübler-Ross divided grief into 5 stages:
Denial.
Anger.
Bargaining.
Depression.
Acceptance.
A British psychiatrist, Colin Murray Parkes thought of the 4 phases of mourning which are based on John Bowlby’s theory of attachment which includes:
Shock and numbness.
Yearning and searching.
Despair and disorganisation.
Reorganisation and recovery.
