Are you experiencing collective grief? Signs to know

From lack of trust in others to emotional numbness, here are a few signs of collective grief. ...read more

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In times of major events such as wars and disasters, a group of people may grief about the same thing together – this is called collective grief. "Collective grief can often be difficult to deal with. It can feel overwhelming, and it can also trigger feelings about our own losses and experiences of grief and exacerbate existing psychological distress," wrote Therapist Ketam Hamdan.(Unsplash)

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The sense of numbness and detachment with intense sorrow can show up as a result of collective grief. (Unsplash)

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Lack of trust in others, finding it difficult to turn to the positive things in life and misplacing things because of being distracted are also signs of collective grief. (Unsplash)

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Collective grief can show up as forgetting regular things, trouble doing normal routines and being emotionally numb. (Unsplash)

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One of the ways to deal with collective grief is by not escaping the emotions, we should feel them completely and notice the sensations in the body. (Unsplash)

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We should give ourselves the space to grief and cry and explore the feelings without any kind of pressure.(Unsplash)