Therapy for Grief and Loss
There's no timeline for grief.
We live in a society that's afraid to grieve and wants people to rush through it and "be fine" as quickly as they can.
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Has anyone ever told you to "get over it" or "you'll meet someone new soon!" or completely disc0unt your feelings about the loss you've endure?
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Has anyone told you that you talk too much about who or what you've lost?
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If so, did you stop talking about your grief? Shoving your pain and sadness down so no else is uncomfortable with the fact that you're not "fine."
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You don't tell them you cry multiple times a day.
You don't tell them how angry you are.
You don't tell them how much you miss your loved one.
You don't tell them how much of a struggle it is to get out of bed in the morning.
You don't tell them how much guilt and shame you're feeling.
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You instead put a smile on and say you're doing "ok" when asked.
When all you can think about is how you miss your sister.
Friend.
Partner.
Mom.
Dad.
Aunt.
Cousin.
Your relationship.
Your health.
Your pet.
Your job.
The previous version of you before you got sick.
The anger, sadness, guilt rage, shame piles on.
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The grief will always be a part of you. While you grow around it, there will always be a piece of it within you.
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You might be thinking, "No, I want to be done with it. I want to move through it and be done."
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You won't.
It will continue to be a part of you.
You're not the same person you were before it happened.
Through therapy for grief and loss, we can work together to identify the ways it shows up, how you can acknowledge it, work with it instead of against it, and how you can work towards living your life in a way that's meaningful to you while carrying the grief inside you.
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