Losing something or someone in your life is shown to be one of the most difficult events a person can experience. There are many emotions that may come on all at once, which can be extremely overwhelming. Grieving is a way to cope with the loss of something or someone you loved.
Grief is different for everyone, and everyone has their own method of coping with it. Whatever your loss, don’t feel ashamed of the way you react. It is normal and healthy to grieve. Although it may take time, there are healthy ways to cope with the pain and eventually move on with your life.
There are three main types of grief:
Let’s look into each of these a little more in-depth.
Anticipatory Grief is when a person develops grief before the loss, instead of after. A common example of this is when someone knows someone terminally ill.
Disenfranchised Grief occurs when an individual’s loss is devalued or not taken seriously. Some common examples are if a miscarriage occurs or if a loved one is lost to suicide.
Complicated grief occurs when a person’s pain doesn’t diminish completely over time, although it’s healthy for it to slowly lessen.
There are five stages of grief that an individual must go through to process their emotions.
This stage occurs when an individual finds out about the negative news. Often, a person is feeling intense, overwhelming emotions and they may not be able to process or believe what happened. Denial is usually a defense mechanism that protects you from pain or gives you more time to process the information.
This stage masks the emotions and pain an individual is feeling and replaces them with anger. This may be redirected towards other people, or even objects. Not everyone enters this stage, as everyone grieves differently.
This stage occurs when you feel the most vulnerable and helpless. You may try to find ways to regain control or create situations in your head along the narratives of “what if…” or “if only…”
During this stage, you are most likely to isolate yourself from others so that you can cope with the loss. Depression can feel overwhelming and you may feel confused. If you are not able to move past this stage, you can seek mental help.
This stage is when the person has accepted the loss and started to create a narrative as to why the event may have happened. You may feel like a different person as this is a major change in your life. Acceptance may not lead to happiness, but that’s okay.
Grief is something that is difficult for everyone. Even though you may feel isolated and misunderstood, it is very important to know that you do not have to do this alone. Allow yourself to be vulnerable with the people you love. Seek help if you feel like you need it. Take care of yourself emotionally and physically. Here are some potential option to help:
While grieving, you may lose interest in the things you loved doing before the loss. To help maintain your sense of self, it’s important to start them back up when you get a chance. Maintaining your hobbies and interests will also help you keep yourself distracted and can also be a coping mechanism.
It is important to understand how you are feeling in order to get better. Being in denial will only prolong the grieving period, so being able to understand how you are feeling and giving yourself time to heal with help in the long run.
Coping with grief can be extremely difficult for many. It is important that you find a healthy outlet that will help you cope. Simple hobbies that may help are journaling, scrapbooking, meditation, yoga, etc.
If you feel like you have tried everything to help with your grief and nothing seems to work, reach out to a healthcare professional and see if they can help. Psychedelic medications like ketamine may have the potential to offer relief from painful grieving.
Ketamine is a medication that may be able to help treat patients with severe mental illnesses and physical issues. This medication was recently approved by the FDA in 2019, but has shown promising results since then. Some forms of ketamine that patients can use are nasal sprays, a shot in the arm, and lozenges.
Here at Better U, we believe that we can improve your mental health through our program with psychedelic therapy. We want all of our clients to feel safe and comfortable when taking this medication. We want this journey to be all about you! All that you would need to do is take our online survey, talk to our licensed clinicians, and then you will be sent the medication directly to your home.
We are here to help you through your journey with Better U!
In recent years, approximately 15 million people in the United States have struggled with an alcohol use disorder. Despite how large that number is, only a small percentage of people choose to seek treatment. As a result, alcoholism is one of the leading causes of death in the United States, along with Heart Disease and Cancer.
You may know someone who is struggling with Alcoholism, or you yourself may be struggling as well. If you or someone that you know have tried going to treatments and did not improve, Better U Therapy may be a potential treatment for Alcoholism. Through our psychedelic therapy, we can provide you with a treatment that may be able to help.
In the United States, the legal alcohol limit is .08, after which a person is considered legally impaired. To put it in perspective, one standard drink in the United States is about 14 ounces of alcohol. This is equivalent to 12 ounces of beer, 5 ounces of wine, and 1.5 ounces of distilled spirits. Alcohol can affect everyone differently depending on their age, gender, weight, etc.
Statistics have shown that there are many factors that can contribute to alcohol dependence. Some factors include the environment someone grew up in, genetics, who they were around growing up, age, culture, and a lack of education around alcohol.
There are six main signs of problematic drinking, which include:
Not everyone will have all of these signs of problematic drinking, but these are just a few that someone could potentially have. It is important to seek help when you or someone you know displays these signs.
Some of the short-term effects of alcohol include:
Some of the long-term effects of repeated alcohol use include:
Along with these side effects of Alcoholism, heavy drinking over time can also cause a person to develop problems in the liver such as liver cancer, fibrosis, and cirrhosis. Some other areas in the body that are also at risk are the heart and pancreas. As a result, your body will have a weaker immune system, making you a bigger target for diseases.
Research has shown that Ketamine treatments have improved the moods of people who experience problems with alcohol. It is not guaranteed that ketamine will completely treat a person with drinking problems, but, statistics show that patients who have used ketamine saw improvements in their behavior and some were able to stay sober throughout their treatment.
Ketamine is a medication that may be able to provide pain relief for many. When combined with therapy, ketamine can be quite effective for many. People who have used ketamine to treat their symptoms have found the effects ketamine provides help to those who are dependent on alcohol.
With BetterU, we offer ketamine treatment to our patients in the comfort of their homes. Our goal is to help our patients through this journey of recovery. We offer many resources that you can benefit from such as group sessions, and music playlists. Our team here at BetterU wants to make this process for our patients as smooth as possible.
BetterU offers treatments in Nevada, California, Florida, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, Washington, and Texas. We are planning to expand to other states so we can help everyone in the United States! We believe that through our psychedelic therapy and talking to our professionals, you will be able to find yourself again.
Chronic Pain:
Everyone has had pain in their bodies at least once in their life. For others, the pain never fully goes away. Chronic pain has affected more than 3 million people in the United States. This pain has made it harder for people to be able to enjoy daily activities. Activities such as working out have been sacrificed for people because their body is in too much pain to activity do much.
Who can get it?
Everyone has the risk of developing chronic pain but there are some groups where they are more at risk of having chronic pain.
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