Loneliness is something all of us experience, it doesn’t mean anything is wrong about you or how you are feeling. But you can also work with a psychologist to improve your sense of wellbeing to learn that loneliness does not have to be a permanent state.

Grief and loss come in a variety of ways, from changing jobs, roles within our family or relationship dynamics, divorce, moving away, saying goodbye to something important to us, miscarriage, and losing our loved ones. Everyone grieves in their own ways and at their own pace.

People who are going through grief, loss or loneliness may feel more tearful than normal, feel unable to focus on anything else apart from the immediate overwhelming feelings, have difficulty keeping their normal routine (like going to work or cleaning the house), find they blame themselves, wish to be with the loved one and in some cases feel life may not be worth living anymore.

The grieving process naturally brings with it a series of complex emotions, and therapy is an opportunity for you to explore these without judgement or fear. No loss is too big or small and you never have to experience grief alone. When in deep emotional pain it can be tempting to try and numb your feelings with food, alcohol, work, drugs or even by keeping overly busy. Working with a psychologist can help manage the emotional pain to prevent this pain leading to longer term mental health conditions.