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We realize that the weeks and months following the death of a person significant in your life may be very difficult. Many emotions may be felt during this period of bereavement – loss, anger, sadness, or guilt. Each person reacts to loss in his or her own personal way.
It helps to understand that grief reactions are normal and part of the human experience. We want to be of continued support to you during this time. If you are concerned or worried about your feelings or reactions now or in the coming months, or need someone to talk with, please call us.
Silverado Hospice has a Bereavement Services Program to assist you in a variety of ways.
- We have a bereavement team of counselors and volunteers that can talk with you
- We have Support Groups and other resources that may assist you.
- We have reading material that may help you to make your own journey of discovery and growth toward healing.
Grief and Loss
What is Grief?
Grief is a natural response to loss that is unique and different for everyone experiencing it. Many authors have definitions of grief, but most agree that there is no right or wrong way to experience it, and that it is an individual and personal experience.
Grief can be intense emotions like overwhelming sadness, loneliness, anger, relief, and guilt, but also can include, physical pain, lethargy, and even feelings of craziness. Many people also experience grief without intense emotion, but feel a sense of numbness, and of shock.
What grief needs …
Grief needs patience, time and compassion for the grief stricken. To begin healing from this pain takes patience and compassion for yourself.
- Talk about your relationship to the deceased to those safe people who will listen to you, not interrupt or give advice.
- Feel your feelings, and give yourself permission to feel “out of sorts” with the world for awhile.
- Find support among those who understand what you are going through by attending a local bereavement support group.
- Find support through your faith-based or religious community.
- Find a chat room online to talk with others
- Read books about grief, loss, and death
- Speak with a bereavement counselor
Contact the Bereavement Support Counselor at the Hospice Regional Office nearest you today. |
