Loss - is felt at different times in life, not only after a death but also when you retire or lose your job, your relationship ends or you misplace a valuable object.
Grief - is your personal response to loss.
Bereavement - is the time spent grieving after someone important to you dies.
Mourning - is how you express your grief outwardly
We make connections to people, places, pets & even objects. When these attachments are broken or lost we can go through a grieving process. Grieving can affect not only your emotions but also your thinking, behavior & physical well being. There is no "normal" way to grieve. Grief is unique to each individual, each situation & can change from day to day. There are however some commonalities among people when they experience a loss.
When grieving you might:
- spend a lot of time thinking about the loss
- have table staying focused & doing day to day activities
- have health implications
- have episodes of strong & unpredictable emotions or reactions
- be in disbelief
- being forgetful
- think they see or hear things that are not there
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