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The grief of a relationship: Therapist explains the types
From letting go of the idea of a future together to feeling lonely, here are a few types of relationship grief.
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When a relationship ends or changes form, there is a certain sense of sadness. It actually starts from the roots of being nostalgic of the situations that existed in the past form of the relationship. "Relationship grief isn’t just about someone you love passing away, it’s about the grief that comes when you have to let go of an idea you had for your future. It’s when you have to grieve the future you wanted to share with someone or when you have to let go of the idea that your family will look a certain way," wrote Therapist Lalitaa Suglani.(Unsplash)
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We often have to let go of the idea that we held within ourselves thinking of what the future would look like. It can make us extremely sad. (Unsplash)
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Every relationship may have some kind of dependency. When we feel that we are alone and we can no longer depend on the other person, it gives us grief. (Unsplash)
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A relationship may end due to various reasons. It can also make us feel that we have failed since we could not be together. (Unsplash)
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The fact that people often become strangers from being intimate partners can be a difficult thing to come to terms with. (Unsplash)
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