Ringwood counselling - Overcoming bereavement and loss

Your experience of grief and loss is unique to you. It is normal to feel sad and even angry when a person close to you dies or leaves. You can experience a similar feeling when a relationship ends.

Mourning is a ‘cycle of loss’ which often includes denial, fear, loneliness, grief, anger and letting go. It is a painful process, but it allows you to come to terms with the loss.

Grief, although normal, can manifest itself differently in people. You may move through the different stages effortlessly or you may get stuck at one stage. This is where grief can turn into depression as the feelings turn inwards to despair.

Ringwood counselling - Symptoms of bereavement or loss

• Physical pain
• Tightness in the body
• Breathlessness
• Lack of energy
• Confusion
• Hallucinations
• Disbelief
• Obsession with the deceased
• Sleeplessness
• Lack of appetite

Funeral services and memorials fill the early days of shock and disbelief with activity and other people. You may find decision-making becomes difficult and concentration can be lost for long periods. You may have an extended longing for the person to return and an inability to accept the loss. If your relationship was a troubled one the conflicting emotions can make the loss even more difficult to bear and result in a guilt which is hard to shift.

Ringwood counselling - Coping with bereavement

Whilst you may feel devastated, talking things over with one of our counsellors can help you overcome your feelings of loss. Just click here to email us, or telephone the number at the top of the screen. You can discuss your issues with us in peaceful and relaxing surroundings at our therapy rooms in Ringwood.

Although we are based in Ringwood, we also cover the New Forest, Christchurch, Bransgore, Lymington, Brockenhurst, and Lyndhurst areas.