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Understanding loss, grief and bereavement Aims of this section

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By Amanda Clarke a.e.clarke@abdn.ac.uk and Jane Seymour jane.seymour@nottingham.ac.uk

Aims of this section are to:

  • Provide an overview of the main issues relating to

bereavement, loss and grief

  • Refmect on our own ideas and experiences about these and to

think about how to support ourselves

  • Think about ways to support people who have been bereaved
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Loss by death: a universal experience Grief

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Grief

Grief is an emotional and physical reaction to loss:

  • Loss by death
  • Loss through ill health
  • Loss of part of ourselves
  • Loss of something we value

Loss by death: a universal experience

  • “All of us are born to die, that’s the only way to look at it. I don’t

think there’s anything wrong in thinking about it, it’s the way you look at it. As I say, we are born to die, so enjoy life. Every day’s a blessing, that’s the way you’ve got to live.” (Peter White, research participant, aged 72)

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Responses to grief Eight myths about grief

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Responses to Grief

In the specialist literature a range of human responses to grief are

  • described. These all overlap:
  • Emotional
  • Physical
  • Behavioural
  • Psychological

Shattering Eight ‘myths’ about grief

  • Myth 1: We only grieve deaths

Reality: We grieve all losses

  • Myth 2: Only family members grieve

Reality: All who are attached grieve

  • Myth 3: Grief is an emotional reaction

Reality: Grief is manifested in many ways

  • Myth 4: Individuals should leave grieving at home

Reality: We cannot control where we grieve

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Eight myths about grief Bereavement support

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Bereavement Support

  • Sometimes, it feels diffjcult to talk or to communicate with

people who are grieving

  • Just to ‘be with’ the person can be experienced by them as

deeply supportive

  • Each person’s story is different and unique so there in no one

‘right’ way to support each person’s grieving

Shattering Eight ‘myths’ about grief

  • Myth 5: We slowly and predictably recover from grief

Reality: Grief is an uneven process, a roller coaster with no time line

  • Myth 6: Grieving means letting go of the person who has died

Reality: We never fully detach

  • Myth 7: Grief fjnally ends

Reality: Over time most people learn to live with loss

  • Myth 8: Grievers are best left alone

Reality: Grievers need opportunities to share their memories and grief, and to receive support

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Encouraging discussion about death Summary

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Encouraging discussion about death

  • Many bereaved people want to talk
  • Don’t worry about fjnding the ‘right’ words – simply listen
  • You don’t need to make suggestions
  • Showing emotion is not a sign of weakness
  • Feeling sad and expressing emotion often comes when it is

least expected

  • Open discussion about spiritual / cultural belief is important for

some people

  • Ritual is important to some people

Summary

  • Grief reactions can encompass changes which affect our whole

selves

  • Bereavement can impact on health
  • There is no right or wrong way to experience bereavement
  • Being aware of some of the reactions expressed by someone

grieving can help to identify when further help is needed

  • Don’t worry about fjnding the ‘right’ things to say – simply listen

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