Grief
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Someone you love has died. You are probably having many hurtful and scary thoughts and feelings right now. Rogether those rhoughts and feelings are called grief, which is a normal (though really difficult) thing everyone goes through after someone they love has died.
You need stress in your life! Does that surprise you? Perhaps so, but it is quite true. WIthout stress, life wiould be dull and unexciting. Stress adds flavor, challenge, and opportunity to life. Too much stress, however, can seriously affect your physical and mental well-being.
My experience as a grief counselor has taught me that all too often caregivers-in-training want to rush into learning "techniques" to help children before they have even explored their own personal encounters with grief.
The death of a child is a unique grief experience. Parents always expect to outlive their children and naturally feel a responsibility to protect them.
Those who are grieving need to know that someone is available to listen who will not judge or problem-solve. A williing ear and acceptance for whatever their feeings are is the greatest gift.
There are many areas of your life affected when you transition from being a "couple" back to a "single" person.
The role of the American Red Cross Mental Health Services plays a vital role in supporting families affected by loss in local as well as national disasters.
