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Early stages of bereavement symptoms

By Andrea Harrn January 14, 2014 bereavement, broken heart, grief, loss, vulnerability No Comments

Over the last few months many friends have sadly lost a parent or loved one. Death and bereavement are a normal part of the life process but when you are faced with a bereavement it can be very hard to know how to cope. Or indeed if someone close to you is going through it how best do you support them? I remember when my own father died some 23 years ago it was one of the most difficult times of my life. I was one of the youngest of my friends to experience this so didn’t have anyone…

Love hurts

By Andrea Harrn October 4, 2012 bereavement, betrayal, broken heart, cheat, grief, heartache, hurt, loss, pain, painful love, rejection, self-esteem, two-timing 2 Comments

When love hurts there is no pain like it. We all feel hurt from time to time, choked up , tearful and sometimes confused. People let us down, surprise us with their actions and or inactions and disappoint. When this happens to us it is a warning that something is not right, our relationship, work situation or friendship. Honest communication with the other person is always a good step. Try and find out what happened, is there something you are not aware of. Try to get to the bottom of it so you can understand. If other people’s behaviour towards…