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She works at Voyages Counseling.
For starters, she assures me that its natural tofeel pain when a pet dies.
Theres no timeline for getting rid of that stuff, she adds.
Its just about doing what feels right for you.
it’s possible for you to, of course, share on social media, too.
Jillian Blueford, PhD, LPC-C, NCC, is a Denver-based therapist who specializes in grief. She works at Voyages Counseling.
If youre active and comfortable, that can be the audience youre sharing to, Dr. Blueford says.
Write to your pet
you’re able to also journal letters to your pet, Dr. Blueford suggests.
But, she assures, theres no right or wrong way to go about this.
If you do decide you dont want a pet ever again, thats okay, she says.
And if you decide youre missing that companionship and would like another pet, thats okay, too.
But thats not always the case.
So in addition to memorializing and honoring your pet, try not to fix your feelings.
And hopefully the next time [the grief surfaces] will be more manageable.
There arehotlinesdedicated to pet grief, too.
Jillian Blueford, PhD, LPC-C, NCC, is a Denver-based therapist who specializes in grief. She works at Voyages Counseling.
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