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Grief doesn't follow a timetable
If you or someone else is in danger, call 999 or go to A&E. If you need urgent mental-health help but it is not an emergency, use NHS 111 online or call 111 and select the mental-health option.
There is no correct way to miss somebody.
Grief can be messy
Sadness, anger, guilt, relief, numbness, poor concentration, disrupted sleep and sudden waves of emotion can all occur. Anniversaries, songs, places and ordinary routines can bring it back without warning.
You don't have to perform grief
Some people need to talk repeatedly. Others need periods of normality. Neither reaction proves how much somebody mattered to you.
Support is available
Family, friends, bereavement organisations, your GP and counselling can all have a place. Seek urgent help if grief is accompanied by thoughts that you cannot keep yourself safe.
You're not the only one
Sources & further reading
- NHS Every Mind Matters — life's challenges
- NHS Every Mind Matters — mental wellbeing tips
- NHS — mental health
Educational information, not a diagnosis. Where a problem involves money, gambling, alcohol, abuse, bereavement or another specialist issue, use an appropriate specialist service as well as mental-health support where needed.