Loss, Grief & Counseling
Grief may be one of the most powerful emotions a person will ever experience. The effects are pervasive and can change a person's daily routine in multiple ways including mood, diet, sleep patterns, and ability to concentrate.
Sometimes feelings of grief are not immediate to the occurrence of a loss, but slowly begin to surface as the shock of the experience subsides.The first few days to weeks after the loss of a loved one are typically filled with support from family friends and planning for the future. While some people are able to use this support to start on the road to recovery, many people find that the feelings of grief grow stronger as time goes by, instead of subsiding. During this transitional phase, the services of a professional counselor can help to lessen the pain and reduce the recovery time. Grief and bereavement counselors are professionally trained to help participants navigate their feelings and emotions, and establish a healthy framework for moving forward. If you're not sure if you need to visit a counselor, try reviewing the following list of indications that you might benefit from grief counseling:
- Your mood has become remarkably darker since the loss
- You feel on edge and irritable
- You feel emotionally exhausted or isolated
- You experience regular thoughts of death and fear the future
- You think of your loved one as if he's still with you physically
- You have to stay busy in order to avoid troubling thoughts
- You feel apprehensive about loving again, for fear of loss
- You are experiencing a drastic increase in reckless or addictive behavior such as heavy drinking, drug abuse, or unsafe sex.
- You are trying to bear 100% of the responsibility for the recovery of others who have suffered the loss as well
- It’s been more than three months, and you feel like you have made little to no progress in recovery since the loss
If you are experiencing one or more of these scenarios on a regular basis, please click here to view all Feel Good Austin counselors who specialize in Grief and Loss counseling.
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