Grief and talking about the things that are bothering you

In a recent interview Prince Harry speaks openly and honestly about how losing his mother and not speaking about it, had massive detrimental effects upon him.

“I have probably been very close to a complete breakdown on numerous occasions when all sorts of grief and sort of lies and misconceptions and everything are coming to you from every angle.”

When asked whether he had been to see a ‘shrink’ to offload his thoughts, he said: “I’ve done that a couple of times, more than a couple of times, but it’s great.”

He goes on to say how, with therapy the timing needs to be right….”You need to feel it in yourself, you need to find the right person to talk to as well.”

• Typical symptoms of grief
• Tiredness and exhaustion
• Restlessness ‒ feeling unable to sit still
• Aches and pains, e.g. headaches, backache, neck pain, rib and chest pain
• Anxiety attacks
• Change in eating habits either: loss of appetite or comfort eating
• Finding it hard to sleep or have a fear of sleeping

* Trying not to think about the person – “My way of dealing with it was sticking my head in the sand, refusing to ever think about my mum, because why would that help” –Prince Harry

So if you have lost someone and find it difficult to talk about how you feel,there’s lots to be gained by trying to do so. And there’s plenty of support out there.

Dr Debbie Smith

CPsychol

07967 528215

www.debbiesmith.info