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An alcohol & drug rehab clinic

The 5 Stages of Grief

Some of our patients arrive with unresolved grief (or bereavement) that contributed towards or exacerbated their addiction.  We teach patients about the five stages of grief (Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance) so they can understand and manage these feelings.

How Grief Therapy Works

We hold a grief therapy group so that patients can share their feelings.  Grief can cause symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and we treat this in our trauma therapy group, in individual therapy sessions and using cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and eye-movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR).

Understanding the Bereavement & Addiction

Grief is a powerful and complex emotion accompanied by a deep, lasting pain.  It is important to go through a natural grieving process which eventually provides acceptance and closure.  Bereavement is also a trigger for relapse so we teach patients the importance of grieving without alcohol or drugs.

Grief can occur not just after the death of a loved one but also after divorce, separation, miscarriage, stroke, disability, moving home, or redundancy.