Who listens when you need to talk about bereavement ?

Question

many of us live in a remedy culture where difficulty expressed is encountered with a suggestion of taking prescribed medications.

Answer 1

I have read that letting a person work things out for herself is actually more effective than talking out with a friend-saw it on the Web..

Answer 2

The Samaritans are always there to help with problems and are specially trained.

http://www.samaritans.org/

Or there are  Bereavement Counsellors, etc.

http://www.breathingspacescotland.co.uk/...

http://face2facecounselling.co.uk/?gclid...

http://www.crusebereavementcare.org.uk/

If that's too impersonal, a close friend can be a great help in an hour of need.

Hope this helps.

*SL

Answer 3

I know what you mean about solving emotional difficulties with medication - I was offered anti-depressants when I asked my GP if they could refer me for counselling.

I think our society (I'm in UK, but it seems the same in the US too?) doesn't make it easy to talk about death openly day to day. In fact death seems to be regarded as something that shouldn't really happen...  It tends to make some people uncomfortable if you do talk about bereavement.

Hopefully someone bereaved discovers that they have some friends or family who they can talk to. Also, finding others in the same situation can be helpful - for example meeting other widows if you've lost your husband. And counselling is useful, if a little pricey.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

A counsellor if need be.

I don't really have friends or relatives who listen properly, or they tell me what to do which is annoying and I choose not to take antidepressants as that kind of numbs the pain rather than resolving the issue, so I'd prefer to refer myself to a counsellor.  

Answer 6

it depends on yur lifestyle

Answer 7

your doctor can refer you for treatment ie councelling and therapy and also there is the samaritans and cruise berevement which are both charities that can help.

Answer 8

okay - why do friends feel they ought to stay away when you've lost someone you love - to touch peoples lives as a counsellor in this way is a privilege - sitting with someone who is experiencing the extreme pain of bereavement with a need to voice themselves sometimes in the bleakest possible way and this is about sharing and witnessing the unbearable feelings and the happier memory - a good counsellor will create a situation where anything can be said and will stay at the side of the client throughout the session.

Answer 9

There are trained bereavement counselors who can handle this need.  Most Christian pastors, by the way, are not so trained and can actually make the grieving process far more difficult,and sometimes impossible.  To learn of qualified counselors in your area, contact your county mental health department.

Answer 10

If you are religious, clergymen (and many will help you even if you are not religious.

If you are non religious then counsellors or better still family or friends.

Answer 11

Bereavement counselling is available from your local social services here in UK.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1...

Also check Yellow Pages and Thompson's Local where you live.