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Loss is inevitable, to grieve and feel sorrow is human and natural. While you may know this to be true, experiencing it yourself is wholly different. While grieving is natural, complicated grief that begins to impact your ability to live your life as you would like may not be. If you find that your grief is affecting you greatly, it may be time to reach out for help. 

The Grief That Lingers

“Grief is a reaction to any form of loss.” It encompasses a number of emotions, ranging from immense pain and sadness to resentment and anger. Your reactions can be likened to sailing across a raging sea. You could feel like you are enveloped by darkness, it may seem like it will go on and on for eternity. You may begin to feel like you are losing hope and feel helpless.

The feelings and reactions that come with grief can be different for everyone. The ability to  accept and adjust to loss may also vary, even among those that may have experienced the same loss. Comforting gestures and support from loved ones matter, but they may be lost in the intensity of your feelings. You may even feel like you are losing control over your emotions and life. You aren’t alone, therapy can help. 

How Counseling Can Help

Numbed with grief, you may lose sight of your own wellness and goals. Counseling can help you with your own kind of grief and the process you are going through. It can help you sort out and explore the factors that could be complicating your grief or preventing you from moving on. It can help you rediscover your strengths and goals that kept you strong before your painful loss. Therapy can help you to move forward. 

Counseling can also help in resolving your conflicts with the important people in your life. It isn’t unusual for someone experiencing grief to feel anger and to take it out on those around them, unintentionally hurting them in the process. With counseling, there is a way to examine your emotions in a healthy way. It may not be able to give you back what you lost, but through the process you can regain, and even strengthen your resilience.

Carolina Counseling Services contracts with skilled, licensed counselors and therapists who know how to address grief, helping you to move forward. Call CCS in Southern Pines today to get started. We can’t wait to hear from you!

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