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What is grief

Griefisafeelingofdeepsadnessthatcanlastformanymonthsafterthelossofsomeoneorsomethingyoulove.

Griefispartoflifebutitcanbeverydifficult.

Itcanhappenforlotsofreasons.Itmaybewhen:

• apersonyoulovegetssickordies

• yougetsickorinjured

• youmovetoanewplacetolive

• friendsmoveaway

• carersleave

• youstopwork

• yourpetdies.

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How grief feels

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Griefaffectspeopledifferently.Itcanmakepeoplefeel:

• likecryingalot

• angry,numborshocked

• liketheyarenotthemselves

• liketheirworldistumblingdown.

Sometimespeoplewanttostayathomeandnotgooutanddothethingstheynormallydo.Theymaynotfeellikeeating.Theymaysleepmoreorsleepless.

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Feeling better

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Itcanhelptotalkaboutyourfeelingswithpeopleyoutrust.

It’soktotakesomeextratimeoffworkortorestforalittlewhileaftersomethingverysadhashappened.Stilldothethingsyounormallydobuttakeabreakwhenyouneedit.

Youwillfeelbetterwithtime.Itmaytakeafewmonthsorevenayearorlongertofeelbetter.Youwon’tforgetwhatmadeyoufeelsadbutovertimeyouwillbeabletorememberitwithoutitmakingyoufeelsobad.

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Tofeelbetteryoucandothingsthatgiveyoucomfort.Thismightbevisitingthecemetery,lookingatphotosorkeepingsomethingspecialthatremindsyouoftheperson.

Somepeopleliketoplantaspecialtreeordoadrawingoftheperson.

Ifyoukeepfeelingsadorangryyoumightneedsomeextrahelp.Itisoktoaskforhelp.

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Where can you find out more

Booklet - Supporting people with disabilities coping with grief and loss.

Easytoreadbookletwithlotsofpictures.PublishedbyScope.

www.scopevic.org.au

Goto“resources”,thenunder“HealthandWellbeing”,downloadthebooklet.

Beyond Blue

The National Depression Initiative

Remembertotellthemyouhaveanintellectualdisability.

FactSheet28GriefLossandDepression

Youmayneedasupportpersontohelpyoulookatthiswebsite.

1300224636

24hours7daysaweek

www.beyondblue.org.au

Goto“getinformation”

Thendownloadableinformationresources.

ItisFactSheetNumber28.

Other fact sheets in this series you may want to read

FEELING SAD AND FEELING HAPPY

BEING HEALTHY AND HAPPY

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