Grief & Loss
Caregiver, Bereavement, and Survivor Guilt
Grief from loss creates an emotional upheaval.
Nothing seems to make sense anymore. “This is my life. How did I get here? I’ve done everything I’m supposed to, but nothing is changing. How do I get off this hamster wheel? I want off this wheel because people depend on me; how can I disappoint them? I spend so much time focusing on the past that I fail to protect the people I love. There seems to be no time for me to grieve.”
If you are not overthinking the things that could go wrong in the future, you live in the past. As you remember the simple times when you laughed together, you still see their face. You can close your eyes and feel a vital hug, where your heart beats slower, and for a few seconds, remember their embrace.
It is hard to realize how much it would physically hurt not to have them here with you. It’s like a sharp pain and an aching deep inside that can’t be resolved.
Then, you start wondering if you could have kept it from happening. “What if I could have done something differently? What if they were still here with me now? Why were they taken from me? How can I find happiness again in this world without them?”
Moving past loss is difficult.
You have done everything you should, but you can’t shake the loss you feel. Moving on while feeling grateful for the relationship is essential, but you wonder if that means you are a terrible person.
“Is it possible to move past these feelings because they feel so real?” You see the world differently, and it’s so unfair now. Although you don’t feel safe anymore in your heart, you want to.
Therapy can help heal your heart and allow your brain to rewire so that you can see the world of possibilities again.
Sessions together can impact your ability to make peace with what has happened and honor the positive impact and legacy of your loved ones.
Let’s make this time less stressful.
The world is a vastly different place if you are navigating through medical issues, whether as the patient yourself, as the caregiver, or as a survivor.
You can suddenly feel out of control, a loss of your previous life, overwhelmed by appointments, frustrated by medical dosing and schedules, afraid of the future, angry that it’s happening at all, and regret things that you haven’t done yet.
Therapy can help you get through this demanding time in your life. Together, we can help you take back the driver’s seat of your own life.
Contact me today for more information on how I can help you during this grief and loss.