Bereavement and grief are a necessary part of living. This aspect of life may be an unpleasant one, but that doesn’t make it any less real. Grief and depression are very different, however, they can look quite alike.
This is because the line between the two is blurred when their symptoms are somewhat similar—both include people crying, having trouble sleeping, losing appetite and not doing activities of daily living. It is because of this similarity that the American Psychiatric Association urges physicians to not diagnose Major Depressive Disorder in individuals who have recently lost a loved one.
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Grief comes in stages. They are a common reaction of people as they try to make sense of their loss, and get used to it. It is also an essential part of healing and acceptance. The common stages of grief are denial, shock, numbness, and acceptance.
The stages of grief can occur in almost any order, but commonly the initial stage of almost every sort of loss and grief is denial. People have a hard time accepting their loss and go into denial. This is mostly followed by numbness and shock. The brain protects itself from the intensity of loss through this phase, and it should never be confused with ‘not caring’. Lastly, acceptance comes through time and healing.
Grieving and bereavement are not linear. They can take multiple forms, and can ebbs and flow at times; they never really go away, however, one learns to cope with it. Here are a few suggestions to help you deal with the death of a loved one:
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