Grief is mainly associated with feelings of sadness, guilt, anger, meaninglessness. Grieving behaviours run from crying to laughter, sharing feelings to engaging in things silently. The thoughts and feeling that are expressed can be categorised into two main styles:
- Instrumental grieving- It focuses on problem solving tasks while minimizing emotional expression.
- Intuitive grieving- It is based on emotional experience that leads to sharing feelings, exploring the lost relationship, identifying meaning in life.
Grief counsellors help individuals the effective ways to cope up with the loss. Therapists mainly use relaxation techniques or meditation to help the client to manage the symptoms of loss. Therapies such as individuals, group and family can be used as grief counselling.
Kublor-ross’s five stages of grief model have been the most effective in grief counselling. This model was developed to illustrate the process of grief associated with death but she eventually adapted the model to any type of grief. It was seen that everyone experiences at least two of the five stages of grief. The stages are:
- Denial
- Anger
- Bargaining
- Depression
- Acceptance
Speaking to an expert can help you recognize the stage that you are in right now and accept the emotions that you are feeling. Overcoming grief can be beneficial for not just you but everyone around you. Professionals can guide you with the right help at the right time.
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