Bereavement
Bereavement after being a carer can be a difficult time for a number of reasons. Obviously you are likely to experience a great deal of sadness, and although you way not feel like getting help in dealing with your grief, organisations like Cruse Bereavement Care can help you to cope with your loss by offering counselling and support through this trying time when feelings of numbness, anger and despair can combine with more physical reactions like insomnia and loss of appetite to make life seem like an uphill struggle.
Dealing with loss
Everyone deals with bereavement in their own individual way, however it is important to allow yourself to grieve either at the time of death or shortly after, or else the feelings can remain bottled up inside causing deep-rooted emotional problems. Take a look at BUPA's bereavement factsheet, which includes information about the grieving process, getting help from you GP and helping others through their grief.
For carers who require personal support at this time your local social services or carers centre should be able to provide free, confidential services to give you short term practical and emotional help and advise you about necessary arrangements and decisions that have to be made.
