Nov 23, 2022
Lisa Daitz
Nov 23, 2022
Grief is a natural process and a normal response when we experience loss and bereavement. Whether our loss is someone dear or it is something significant to us, grief is our reaction.
Grief is a very personal journey. Its stages, its timing, its impact are individual to each person, with no 'correct' way to grieve and it can draw on a range of emotions and affect both our physical and our mental health with its unpredictability and its intensity.
Sometimes we can work through our grief with the support of family and friends and sometimes some outside help is needed in the form of bereavement therapy. And there are times, when there is complex grief, where trauma therapy needs to play a part.
Whilst grief is a personal experience, there are some shared physical and emotional symptoms and there can sometimes be distinct stages to go through or to overcome. Again, these are not necessarily linear. There are ebbs and flows in each of the stages and indeed between them.
As well as feeling sad, emotional symptoms can include:
Lisa Daitz
Lisa Daitz is a therapist in London