What is Bereavement

Grief is a multi-faceted response to loss. Although conventionally focused on the emotional response to loss, it also has a physical, cognitive, behavioural, social and philosophic...

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I am having a hard time getting my work done for school. I just cant seem to focus on my school work, I feel frustrated because I don't even know if this is what Im supposed to be doing if I don't want to do the work? I dont know if it is the grief.... I dont know what happened it seemed within the first year or so after the losses, i was better at doing homework, and did well. But now my course is different, more assignments and just cant seem to get much done. Is this a delayed reaction from my grief? I have had trouble doing homework more for the past year. It has been about 3 years now since the losses. I find it hard to plan things.
Posted on 10/16/09, 04:10 pm
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Reply #1 - 10/16/09  7:05pm
" Did you ever have any grief /therapy counselling ?
Do you feel you've adjusted/accepted the losses or do you still grieve/resent the losses ?

Maybe therapy would help ?

Do you feel depressed/angry/sad ? If so you might want to see a therapist and get yourself some treatment.

Good luck friend... "
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Reply #2 - 10/16/09  7:20pm
" Well I was seeing a therapist for over a year, but stopped about a year ago. I was on medication, went off a few months ago. I really didn't like the side effects of the 2 meds I tried (I gained a lot of weight and felt worse about myself) I see my doctor once in a while but it doesn't seem like enough. I have wanted to see someone at my school, but it is hard to get in right now. I do still resent the losses, and sometimes get depressed, angry and sad. I don't really talk about it much, and have kept the whole thing secret from most people.
The whole thing has affected me alot and I just don't feel the same without the friends who passed away. (they were my best friends) "
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Reply #3 - 10/16/09  7:28pm
" I know..

It might help if you had someone you could talk to...

I liked my doctor..he was a good man so I could tell him how I felt..

He was my internist.I didn't like my therapist...maybe that's why the therapy didn't work for me...

I still think a therapist could help you if you could find the right person..

You need another med..I don't know what meds you tried though..but you should ask your doc for something else....

Freinds...

Ask yourself if you could talk to your friends who passed what they would say to you.

Would they want you to be miserable without them or to keep on.Not forget them but to keep on.To succeed and to dedicate yourself to succeeding..in their memory...
Think about it.

Good mluck friend. "
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Reply #4 - 10/17/09  12:08am
" Thank you for the words of encouragement and support, I appreciate it. I would like to find another therapist, but am a little afraid to try another med. I have tried remeron and cipralex, and didnt really like the side effects. are there any medications you would recommend? "

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