Bereavement and causes of bereavement
- 3. Bereavement means to be deprived of someone by death. The death of someone you love is one of the greatest losses that can occur.
- 4. Feelings of bereavement can also accompany other losses, the loss of your health the health of someone you care about the end of an important relationship, through divorce.
- 5. In our day to day lives, loss affects each of us on some scale. There can be smaller losses such as dropping some loose change from a pocket, or a slight scratch on a brand car.
- 6. At other times there may be significant losses, such as a house burning down, the loss of eyesight, or even the death of a loved one.
- 7. The death of a loved one is always difficult, particularly when it is sudden or accidental. Your relationship to the person who has died will greatly influence your reaction to the loss.
- 8. The loss of a husband or wife is particularly hard. The surviving spouse will usually have to deal with a multitude of decisions regarding funeral arrangements, finances, and other legalities at a time when they may feel least able to deal with such matters.
- 9. The bereaved spouse may also have to explain the death to children and help them through their grief.
- 10. In addition to the severe emotional trauma, the death may lead to financial problems if the deceased spouse was the family's main source of income.
- 11. Regardless of the cause of death, or the age of the child, this is an emotionally devastating event that overwhelms a parent.
- 12. . A child's death arouses an overwhelming sense of injustice— for lost potential, unfulfilled dreams, and senseless suffering. Parents may feel responsible for the child's death, no matter how irrational that may seem. Parents may also feel that they have lost a vital part of their own identity.
- 13. No matter what age the person age is —young or old, single or with a family of his own—he will still be deeply affected by the death of his mother or father
- 14. When his mom or dad dies, it may be one of the most emotional losses he'll experience in life. It is only natural to feel consumed by a combination of pain, fear, and deep sadness at the loss of such a significant influence in his life.
- 15. When person lose a parent, he may also lose a lifelong friend, counselor, and adviser. Therefore, he may suddenly feel very much alone, even if he has the support of other family and friends.
- 16. Then person will experience what is called secondary loss. This is when he may begin to think of all the upcoming experiences that his parent will not be there to share in. Things like career accomplishments, watching his own children grow, and other milestones.
- 17. For every suicide it is claimed that on average six people suffer intense grief. Those affected include parents, partners, children, siblings, relatives, friends, coworkers, and clinicians.
- 18. Coping with bereavement through suicide can be more difficult than dealing with other losses because of the feelings of stigmatization, shame, guilt, and rejection that are often experienced.
- 19. The stigma that still attaches to deaths by suicide in many cultures can increase the bereaved person's sense of isolation and vulnerability.
- 20. The death of a pet will often mean the loss of a cherished family member and can trigger great sorrow. People love their pets and consider them members of their family.
- 21. it's not unusual to feel overwhelmed by the intensity of his sorrow about pet’s death. Animals provide companionship, acceptance, emotional support, and unconditional love during the time they share with that person
- 22. . Other people may find it hard to understand such a reaction to what they may see as the loss of "just an animal," and they may, therefore, be less understanding of his grief. However, his loss is significant and person should give his self permission to mourn the passing of his beloved pet.
- 23. Anticipatory grief is the normal mourning that occurs when a patient or family is expecting a death. Anticipatory grief has many of the same symptoms as those experienced after a death has occurred.
- 24. Anticipatory grief includes depression, extreme concern for the dying person, preparing for the death, and adjusting to changes caused by the death. It can give the family time to get used to the reality of the impending loss.
- 25. A person does not necessarily feel the same kind of grief before a death occurs as the grief felt after a death. There is no set amount of grief that a person will feel. Grief experienced before a death does not make the grief after that death easier or shorter in duration.