Grief doesn't always look like tears

The pain of grief might be an excruciating, indescribable agony. The silence of absence deafening.

But grief doesn't always visit like that.

Sometimes it looks like carrying on as normal. Going to work. Making dinner. Replying to messages like everything is fine.

Sometimes it looks like feeling nothing at all. Numb, Flat, Disconnected. A deep depression that makes nothing worthwhile.

Sometimes it shows up as irritability. Exhaustion. Brain fog. Or finding it hard to care about things that used to matter.

You might laugh one minute and feel guilty the next. You might not cry at all and wonder what that says about you.

Grief is as individual as the relationship you had - and not all relationships are simple or positive.

You're allowed to feel angry, relieved, distraught - grief is a messy business.

Perhaps you daren't let go of the pain as it feels like letting go of the relationship.

However your grief feels now it's valid, and you don't have to do it alone.

Counselling offers a private space that can help you to process whatever you need to.