We are sorry for your loss. Through this difficult time this page is here to support you, to help you understand what bereavement and grief are and how they may affect you.

Bereavement is the experience you go through when someone significant to you dies.

Grief is the physical and emotional things you may feel as you go through bereavement, and these feelings can often change and interchange. Some people experience grief in stages.

What is important is to acknowledge your grief, take time and be kind to yourself. Feelings are a symptom of loss and are totally natural. Grief can take a long to process, there is no way around it, but people can support you through it, or you may want to deal with it in your own time and privately.

You may have feelings of:

ISOLATION	CONFUSION
SADNESS / DEPRESSION	ELATION
LOSS	URGES TO LAUGH OR CRY
ANGER	AGITATION
SHOCK	DESPAIR
NUMBNESS	RELIEF
DISBELIEF

 

Grief can also lead to changes in your physical state, such as:

• Loss or increase in appetite.
• Loss or increase in sleep.
• Nausea or upset stomach.
• Not wanting to ‘face the world’.
• Being unable to be alone.

As time goes by these physical and emotional feelings will become manageable, giving way to memories which are important to you. There is no set time or way this happens. Grief and bereavement are different for everyone.

You may find it helpful to talk to someone you trust including family and friends. Some people also find it helpful to speak to organisations set up to support the bereaved such as:

NATIONAL BEREAVEMENT PARTNERSHIP:

• 0800 4480800
• 7AM – 10PM

 

CRUSE BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT  –  0808 8081677

9:30AM – 5PM ( MON & FRI )

9:30 AM – 8:30PM ( TUES – THURS )

10AM – 2PM ( SAT – SUN )

If you need support or advice in another way, such as through websites, social media or physical groups, visit AtaLoss.org.