| Help from your doctor Occasionally sleepless nights may go on for so long as to become a serious problem. The doctor may then prescribe a few days' supply of sleeping tablets. If the depression continues to deepen, affecting appetite, energy and sleep, anti-depressant tablets may be necessary; these are not habit-forming. If the depression still does not improve, the family doctor may well arrange an appointment with a psychiatrist. If someone is unable to resolve their grief, help can be arranged through a family doctor or one of the valuable voluntary or religious organisations. For some, it will be enough to meet people and talk with others who have been through the same experience. Others may need to see a bereavement counsellor or psychotherapist, either in a special group or on their own for a while. Bereavement turns our world upside-down and is one of the most painful experiences we endure. It can be strange, terrible and overwhelming. In spite of this, it is a part of life that we all go through and usually does not require medical attention. For those who do run into trouble, help is at hand, not only from doctors, but from the organisations listed below. |
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