YourVoice- Advice and Support- Coping with Grief and Loss
Everyone will react in different ways when someone close to them dies or leaves. These feelings can be very hard to understand. It is always best to speak to someone you trust about how you are feeling.
This might be the losing a family member, a pet, or loss of a friendship group because of moving schools. Grieving is hard for everyone and it is usually a natural period of significant upset following loss which changes over time.
It is common to experience the following things when you are grieving, some people talk about stages of grief (which is when you experience these things at different times):
- Feeling numb or being in denial
- Being anxious and worried
- Feeling helpless and hopeless
- Anger
- Sadness and tearfulness
People react differently to loss, and grief is all about adjusting to life without the person or thing that you have lost.
Who can I talk to?
School nurses hold clinics in every Secondary School in Doncaster every two weeks. They also have an e-clinic that you can book an appointment in advance for. You can text their service for more information and to book on 07917 031891.
Child Bereavement UK offer advice and support if someone important to you has died, or is seriously ill.
Children's Society have useful information
Listening Ear is a listening service which has been launched in South Yorkshire for people who have lost loved ones during the coronavirus pandemic.