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    Experiencing bereavement

    This section focuses on the experience of bereavement and describes some of the feelings and emotions that are particularly relevant to being bereaved by suicide. There are also suggestions on how to cope. 

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    • What is grieving?
    • Early grief and mourning
    • Emotions during bereavement
    • Is bereavement by suicide and other sudden unexplained death different? 
    • How can I cope with my grief?
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    Get Help Now
    • Practical Matters
      • Inquests and Investigations
      • The Funeral
      • The will and estate
      • Useful forms
    • Experiencing bereavement
      • What is grieving?
      • Early grief and mourning
      • Emotions during bereavement
      • Is bereavement by suicide and other sudden unexplained death different? 
      • How can I cope with my grief?
    • How friends and colleagues can help
      • How friends can help
      • What should I say?
      • What can I do?
      • In the longer term
      • Look after yourself
      • How employers and work colleagues can help
      • How teachers can help
    • Bereaved people with particular needs
      • Parents who have lost a child
      • Children
      • Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people
      • Older People
      • People with learning disabilities
      • Some suggestions to get you through a difficult time
    • The impact on people who come into contact with suicide in the course of their work
      • Mental health service staff
      • General practice staff
      • Police and prison staff
    • Practical Matters
      • Inquests and Investigations
      • The Funeral
      • The will and estate
      • Useful forms
    • Experiencing bereavement
      • What is grieving?
      • Early grief and mourning
      • Emotions during bereavement
      • Is bereavement by suicide and other sudden unexplained death different? 
      • How can I cope with my grief?
    • How friends and colleagues can help
      • How friends can help
      • What should I say?
      • What can I do?
      • In the longer term
      • Look after yourself
      • How employers and work colleagues can help
      • How teachers can help
    • Bereaved people with particular needs
      • Parents who have lost a child
      • Children
      • Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people
      • Older People
      • People with learning disabilities
      • Some suggestions to get you through a difficult time
    • The impact on people who come into contact with suicide in the course of their work
      • Mental health service staff
      • General practice staff
      • Police and prison staff
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