{"id":88467,"date":"2018-05-29T11:00:24","date_gmt":"2018-05-29T10:00:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/?p=88467"},"modified":"2022-05-16T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-05-16T11:00:00","slug":"myths-about-grief-and-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.harleytherapy.co.uk\/counselling\/myths-about-grief-and-loss.htm","title":{"rendered":"Myths About Grief and Loss You Need To Know"},"content":{"rendered":"
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By: seyed mostafa zamani<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Grief<\/a> and loss are things that not one of us can avoid.<\/strong><\/p>\n

But there can be a lot of misunderstanding around the subject.<\/p>\n

What myths about grief and loss are best debunked?<\/em><\/p>\n

1. Grief is for adults.<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Not at all. It\u2019s not even just for humans (elephants, for example, have very exact grief rituals).<\/p>\n

Children can grieve as much as adults, even if they might seem not to<\/strong>.\u00a0This can be because children hide their grief if they are worried about their parents or younger siblings.<\/p>\n

Try to create space for your child to express him or herself, <\/strong>and try to understand that a child’s way of experiencing loss and grieving can be different.<\/p>\n

Read our article on<\/strong> ‘Children and Mourning<\/a>‘ for more information.<\/p>\n

2. Grief only happens when we lose a loved one.<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Grief from a bereavement is of course the most common sort.<\/p>\n

But we can experience grief from other life experiences, too. This can be a<\/strong> breakup<\/a>, losing a friend<\/a>, losing a job we loved<\/a>, or the end of a social event we relied on for years. It might even be losing a precious object that reminded us of someone or something important.<\/p>\n

Read our article on “Losing Something Important<\/a>” for more.<\/p>\n

[Need help with grief and loss ASAP? For professional support from a qualified therapist, visit our sister site harleytherapy.com<\/a><\/span> to book online and phone counselling easily and quickly, worldwide.]<\/span><\/em><\/div>\n
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3. Grief is just an emotional thing.<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n
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By: Mic445<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Grief can actually be quite physical.<\/strong> Many people find grieving leaves them exhausted<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It can also completely change your appetite<\/a> and give you sleep problems<\/a>. You might have unexplained aches and pains<\/a>, and feel like you are catching every cold and flu that comes along.<\/p>\n

4. Grief follows five stages.<\/span><\/strong><\/h4>\n

The five stages to grief were proposed by<\/strong> Elisabeth Kubler-Ross way back in the late sixties and have been popular (and expanded on) ever since. The original five stages she proposed are:<\/p>\n