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Grief Counseling
Online grief counseling,
or counselling as it it spelt in the rest of the world, is a
rapidly growing means of communicating with professionals, worldwide, via the
Internet by means of Live chat or email.
Many people are turning to
the Internet for professional grief counseling and find it to be an ideal way to
discuss life’s challenges, personal concerns or emotional problems. Some
people opt for ongoing counseling with a single counselor, while others for a
single session with a counselor just for guidance on a specific matter.
We provides you with a
safe and secure environment to communicate with professional grief
counselors
in real-time, 24/7.
As in traditional grief counseling, online grief
counseling provides you with access to qualified and experienced professionals.
In addition, online counseling is affordable, accessible, anonymous, and available
24 hours a day, 7 days a week from the privacy of your own home.
Avoid the uncomfortable feeling of
running into a familiar face on the way in or out of a clinic. Since you never
have to leave the comfort of your home to meet with your counselor, your
anonymity and privacy is completely secured. Online counseling gives you
access to live professional counselors anytime of the day or night, no matter
what part of the world you live in.
The principal goals of grief counseling are not quite the same as for therapy where one wants or needs to change behavior. Instead, the goal of the counselor is to be “present” for the bereaved. This is sometimes called compassioning. Most frequently, the grief counselor helps the person by simply listening in an active manner and by demonstrating empathy.
Grief counseling, and its counselors recognize that grief is a process that cannot be rushed. Thus one attempts to be “right there” in whatever stage of grief the person is currently experiencing. Grief counseling may also work to remind the person that most of the feelings they have or choices they make while grieved are quite natural and normal.
Helping yourself through grief
counseling
The title is not meant to indicate that
others in our lives do not help us through grief. We do need the help of
relatives and friends, but you may need the help of professional grief
counseling too. At the
same time, it is important for us to make the effort to help ourselves. Remember
that grief takes a lot of energy. Treat yourself with the same care and
affection that you would offer to a good friend in the same situation.
Be patient with
yourself
Go gently.
Don't rush too much. Your body, mind and heart need energy to mend.
Don't take on new responsibilities right away. Don't overextend yourself. Keep
decision-making to a minimum
Don't compare yourself to other bereaved. It may seem that you aren't
adjusting as well as they are, but in reality you don't know what's behind their
public facade.
Throw away notions of a fixed period of mourning: one year and then you're
"over it." This is fiction. Grief takes time..
Remember - grief
takes time
whatever time it takes.-
Do not have unrealistic expectations of yourself. Grief takes time. It comes and
goes, Remember, you will get better. Hold on to hope. Some days you just seem to
exist, but better days will be back. You will develop a renewed sense of purpose
gradually.
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