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Which type of bereavement support best suits you?

chloe40 profile imagechloe40Administrator10 Voters
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Counselling
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Support from family
3
Support from friends
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I would prefer (please state)
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Knotty

Initially support from Maggie's for somewhere to weep. After that I wanted to be left alone.

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chloe40Administrator in reply to Knotty

Hi Knotty

So important being able to cry, to let out some of the pain inside us. I'm glad you were able to do just that.

Take care

Chloe

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sweetiepye

Needed to talk.

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chloe40Administrator in reply to sweetiepye

Hi Pam

Good to hear from you.

I do hope you are well x

Chloe

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sweetiepye in reply to chloe40

I'm working on being well and it's good. This group just has my heart . it's a different kind of sad and once you experience it I guess you can always relate to it. It's always a comfort to visit this site. Pam

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chloe40Administrator in reply to sweetiepye

I'm so pleased you're doing okay Pam. Really grateful you find comfort here, thank you {{{hugs}}}

Take good care of yourself x

Chloe

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kenster1Volunteer

although my parents suffered loss of children and they could understand I think counselling probably gives us a platform to show our real emotions more.when it was my parents who died I had no one really no true friends or family offering anything apart from my sister.

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sweetiepye in reply to kenster1

At my age Kenster we heard a lot of 'it's time to move on". There was a one size fits all idea of grieving. Thank goodness we are getting past that.

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kenster1Volunteer in reply to sweetiepye

yeah after my son died it really did break me I went to the doctor a few years later cant remember how many for a sick line and the doctor said why and I said depression/anxiety and he said what brought it on and I said about my son dying and how it made me feel ever since and he turned around and said are you still using that excuse I could have floored him I was that angry.

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sweetiepye in reply to kenster1

What an outrageous thing to say. Your restraint is amazing. People constantly surprise me ...some by their horrible behavior and others by their goodness. I suppose most of us fall some where in between the two.

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chloe40Administrator

Yes Kenny kenster1

I think we have a need for different types of Bereavement Care, and I am for anything that helps the person whose is grieving to talk over their worries, pain and concerns.

Chloe x