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I'm looking for a grief support hotline?


Does anyone know of 24 hour grief support hotline? Much like crisis/sucide hotlines? I lost my mother and I am not coping well. Thanks in advance.

I'm 20 if that makes any difference at all.

1-800-SUICIDE (I was also suicidal after I lost my mom and I am so grateful I reached out for help. I would have missed so much and I had no idea then that there was good in the future).

The link below has a list of helplines:
http://smhp.psych.ucla.edu/hotline.htm

More suicide hotlines:
http://suicidehotlines.com/
http://healthhotlines.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bi...

Bereavement hotlines:
http://healthhotlines.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bi...

Yes there is Life line - 13 11 14 or lifelines information line1300 13 11 14 hope that will help yah and there the right numbers =]

Sorry to hear about your loss. Below is a cpl of links hope they help.

Boystown hotline is 1-800-448-3000 and their website is boystown.org. They will help you.

Ther is a group called Emotions Anonymous that can help you with your grieving process. Check with your local community health clinic in the area and they can help you out. I am sorry for your grief. I can't even bare the thought of losing a parent. God Bless

GRIEF: Go to http://www.mind.org.uk/ and type "grief" in the taskbar, and enter. Call: (U.S.A.) 1800 445 4808, or Hospice (phone book). Email jo@samaritans.org Chatrooms and forums: http://www.chatmag.com/topics/health/gri... and http://talkingminds.15.forumer.com/ and http://messageboards.ivillage.com/ Other websites: http://www.griefnet.org/ and http://www.helpguide.org/ and http://www.mental-health-abc.com/ and http://www.boblivingstone.com/?q=node30 Understand that there are often several stages of grief.
The stages are:

Denial: The initial stage: "It can't be happening."
Anger: "Why ME? It's not fair?!" (either referring to God, oneself, or anybody perceived, rightly or wrongly, as "responsible")
Bargaining: "Just let me live to see my son graduate."
Depression: "I'm so sad, why bother with anything?"
Acceptance: "It's going to be OK."
K眉bler-Ross originally applied these stages to any form of catastrophic personal loss (job, income, freedom). This also includes the death of a loved one and divorce. K眉bler-Ross also claimed these steps do not necessarily come in order, nor are they all experienced by all patients, though she stated a person will always experience at least two.

See http://www.amazon.com/ for books on the various stages. After a while, consider making a photoalbum/scrapbook and/or a shrine, in remembrance, and set aside one day per month on which to reflect. Many religious organisations offer counselling, or you may feel more comfortable with a therapist, to express your thoughts, and feelings. Journalling may help in this. If there is depression: visit your doctor, and see depression treatments, at http://www.ezy-build.net.nz/~shaneris in section 2.
Suggested Resources on Grief and Mourning

Livingstone, B. (2002). Redemption of the Shattered: A Teenager's Healing Journey through Sandtray Therapy, http://www.boblivingstone.com/.

Livingstone, B. (Planned August, 2007). The Body-Mind-Soul Solution: Healing Emotional Pain through Exercise, Pegasus Books.

Simon, S, & Drantell, J. J. (1998). A Music I No Longer Heard: The Early Death of a Parent, Simon and Schuster.

Grollman, E. (1995). Living when a Loved One has Died, Beacon Press.

James, J. W. & Friedman, R. (1998). The Grief Recovery Handbook, Collins.

Worden, J. W. (2001). Grief Counseling and Grief Therapy: A Handbook for the Mental Health Professional, Springer Publishing.

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