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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.
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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