Grief Counseling

  • Diana, Grief Recovery Coach

    What is Grief?

    Grief is an emotion that is very common.  This emotion is often associated with a devastating loss, such as the death of a loved one. However, we might feel grief after the loss of nearly anything that we loved dearly, including our relationships, homes, jobs, or pets.

    It is quite normal for us to feel emotion after losses such as these. Grief is a normal process that all of us will experience at some point in our lives. 

  • Nicci

    How does this work? It has been just over 4 yrs and I don't think I have moved on very far.

  • Karen Cowe

    I'm not sure how this all works it's my second time here but I've never participated in a group. I need to do something I can no longer live with the pain I feel in my gut everyday. I go to bed at night and pray to God to please not let me wake up to another day. So far he has not answered my prayer.
  • Bridget

    Hi. Just sharing-- It's been about 2.5 years since my younger sister died unexpectedly after a long medical ordeal, during which she was the picture of courage and grace. She was only 25. I was, am still am, broken-hearted. For the first year to 2 after, I was consistently aware of my anger at the universe for what happened to her, for her being cheated out of her dreams of marriage, travel, etc. I notice those feelings still rear their ugly head sometimes. I know intellectually that things are what they are; my heart isn't so matter-of-fact about it. I've also experienced increased anxiety since she died--sometimes I'm up at night worry about anything and everything; other times I've had panic attacks out of know where. I function okay most of the time, but I do think I experience short periods of depression. I don't think grief ever really ends; perhaps it changes in frequency or intensity over time...but it never goes away. Again, just sharing... Hope all who read this are doing okay. ❤️
  • dream moon JO B

    yep

    2012 loss had loss befre juts dnt exspt mu;ti loss so mush in 1 go 

    thn i get told silly stuff lk i shud be usd 2 loss dnt no h ow can u get over lss or usd 2 loss im lk dum or wot im not smrt clever bit sayoin tht wz dum 

    sorry 2 evry on hear i am

    1s its bean told lk iv bean told its slf pity its all im aftr iv bean told its not im mest up

    sorry 2 evry 1

  • Libbie H

    No desire for food,no taste...just eat to fill the hole.

  • Diana, Grief Recovery Coach

  • Diana, Grief Recovery Coach

  • Diana, Grief Recovery Coach

  • dream moon JO B

    u get sic of bean told way we shud feal 

  • dream moon JO B

    way i stilll feal i still cud slap god 

    his plans is bad 

    he must hav it in 4 me evn orths 2 

    but sisne dad died in 2012 evry gon frm bad 2 woers u cud say 

    its not slf pity its not

  • Karen Pielke

    hi, all. new here. just began in person counseling yesterday. my best friend, my dad, died may 7, 2014 and i've been a wreck since. just trying to navigate the site and see what i need as well as what i can offer....kp.

  • dream moon JO B

    i no way u feal karen

    iv bean on slf destrukt u cud say had so mush of a sh@@@@ty hnd sine 2012 iv bean delt 

    i scream why did god do it 

    why doze god ha t e me i do thn i scream god i cud slap u 

    i usd 2 respt man/womne thn im mad it him/her very mad it him /her 

  • Diana, Grief Recovery Coach

    In prayer/meditation:  Ask for a sign that your relative or friend continues to exist. Pray for him or her and others who are affected by the death, including yourself. We recommend that you learn how to meditate, especially if you are currently bereaved or have unresolved grief. Meditation will enable you to relax and soften any fear or anger you may have. It will reduce your depression, improve your ability to eat and sleep, and facilitate your healing process. These deep relaxation exercises will also allow you to unfold your inner, intuitive senses. In fact, you may have an ADC experience while you are meditating.

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  • dream moon JO B

    yea its steps evry step i try 2 clim i fall off end up on step 1 thn i fall off step 1

  • Diana, Grief Recovery Coach

    Monica,  You can contact me via message here:  http://www.onlinegriefsupport.com/profile/DianaYoung

  • Kristi

    I'd like to try the grief counseling if possible
  • Diana, Grief Recovery Coach

    Hello members,

    We offer grief counseling at 25/hr.  

    Grief Counseling includes:

    • Private chat sessions 
    • inspirational messages
    • Skype sessions by request
    • email sessions
    • phone sessions
    • workbook pages to assist with grief recovery
    • all services provided by certified grief counselor

    You can participate in the chatroom by accessing the Chat bar at the bottom of the page, by going to the Main Page Chat module, or by going to the Chat tab. From the Chat page or module, you can see the number of members signed into Chat and toggle your status as online or disconnected from Chat. You can also privately chat with a member or grief counselor.

    Let me know if you would like a session and we can set up an appointment.  

    Payment can be made via 

    https://paypal.me/DianaYoung/25

    You are not alone,

    Diana Young, RD, LD/N, GC-C

  • dream moon JO B

    im sic of fallin off loss lader u cud say my heds so mest up im ok 1 min nxt min im mest up 

  • HelenB

    I felt worse with my grief therapist. I lost my mom to suicide 17 mos ago. Suicide grief has a lot of layers. It's complicated, traumatic, unresolved & in my case, I grieved for my mom before she even died. Not all suicides are from depression. Traditional grief therapy doesn't help when the "suicide survivor" was trained to love a person who wasn't loving and left few happy memories (as much as I wanted them). I'm actually a psychologist & I have a good understanding of my mom's disorder. The 12 step link stated something like grief leads to depression.clinical depression and grief are NOT considered equal and there is no definitive causal relationship. Grief is not a clinical disorder, and it is not disordered to have grief/loss/trauma issues that don't meet criteria for a DSM DX, just because a loved one had the disorder that resulted in the unimaginable. It feels very bad & there are few who understand why we can't get over it on their timelines. A colleague of mine is well known for her research on grief. I agree with her that suicide support groups are usually more helpful than grief counseling. Workbooks tend to be for general grief due more to natural causes. Even in a violent, sudden death, there is not the element of rejection or desperately trying mtaintain a relationship with someone who, depending on the psych dx, may not have ever been capable of having a healthy relationship. It doesn't mean