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Loss & Bereavement

It's natural to grieve the loss of somebody close to us.loss.jpg
Sometimes, however, a bereavement can bring about extra difficulties.

It may be that the person who has died made you very unhappy when they lived. In this case, it's not surprising that your grief reaction will be a complicated one. Perhaps, in their death,  you are grieving all over again for what you never had from them. Perhaps there are things you know you can now never say - or, indeed, never take back. 

Perhaps you just can't believe that they have gone and so  carry on living as if they are still there.
You may keep thinking you see them in a stranger.
Or feel your life is over now too.

It's possible you feel left behind, and there's a risk you can become even more isolated by not sharing your feelings of isolation with somebody else.

There are all sorts of reasons that can cause a loss not to be straightforward.
If you find you just can't move on with your life, or that your personality is changing in ways that you and others are concerned about, then it may be that you need some extra support with dealing with things.

There are some self-help leaflets around to help you support yourself. This may be all you need at the moment.
A good one is the one below, which can be downloaded and printed off for your own use. 

These leaflets are available to download or copy in their entirety.
They were written by staff from Newcastle, North Tyneside & Northumberland NHS Tust The authors should be fully acknowledged in any reproduction and changes must not be made without their permission.


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 Bereavement self-help leaflet



The Leaflet covers:

  • Coping with bereavement & grief
  • Understanding grief
  • How do people feel in the early hours and days after the death of a close relative or friend
  • What sorts of feelings do people have weeks and months after a bereavement
  • When do people begin to recover from a bereavement
  • Can tablets help?
  • What can a bereaved person do to help themselves?
  • What can family and friends do to help?
  • What practical things need to be done if there is a death