THE death of a loved one, or the loss of anything that is significant in your life a pet, a relationship, a job, may cause a person to experience grief/loss.
Grief/Loss can make a person feel lost and also full of conflicting emotions – anger, grief, hopelessness, to mention just a few.
You may not want to talk with friends and family. Grief/loss is personal, everybody mourns differently. Usually there is nobody to tell you what to expect and how to cope.
Nobody can replace what you have lost but it can be a benefit to talk to a counsellor to explore your feelings.
Therapist Conal Healy believes we need to be more open about what we have lost. This is especially so because of the Covid-19 Pandemic. People have lost family, friends, and jobs. They have also lost hopes and expectations. As well as security about their future.
The recent flood events have had an impact on people’s mental health.
Grief/Loss can come in may shapes. Families will inevitably change and grow along with each individual family member.
Natural change such as the birth of a new child, the illness or death of a family member and even something such as the ‘empty nest syndrome’ will affect the dynamic of the family group.
Separation and divorce both have an impact on the dynamics of a family.
Counselling can be helpful in understanding how events that affect one can affect all.
