Is What I'm Feeling Normal? Sometimes I Feel Like I'm Going Mad

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Julia Samuel MBE
4 min videoWritten by a grief psychotherapist
Grief is invisible. On the outside, life carries on. But inside, you might feel like you're falling apart. Your memory is gone. Your body aches. You're furious at people you love, numb to things you used to care about, and convinced you're failing because you can't just tidy up your feelings and move on.

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4 min 12 sec · Filmed Grief Works conversation
In this video, Julia explains what grief actually does to your mind and body, why it so often feels like fear, and why you're not going mad. You're grieving.

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Written by

Julia Samuel MBE

Psychotherapist and co-creator of Grief Works

One of the world's most respected grief psychotherapists, with over 35 years' experience. Former Vice President of the BACP, MBE for services to the bereaved, Founder Patron of Child Bereavement UK, and bestselling author of Grief Works and This Too Shall Pass.

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