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Anticipatory Grief describes grieving before death occurs, perhaps when we're coping with a long illness or simply due to old age. Use this forum to talk about coping with the imminent prospect of a death.

In the first few hours after death occurs you may be experiencing a range of emotions and need very specific information about what you need to do next. This forum is primarily for people who have just been bereaved and need extra emotional and practical support.

Depending on where you live and the circumstances of the death, there might be a few weeks before the funeral takes place. Use this forum to talk about getting through that period.

So the funeral has occurred and a return to a new type of normality is inevitable. Use this forum to talk about the challenges that arise during the first month after the funeral.

Use this forum to talk about life in the first three months after the funeral.

Use this forum to talk about life in the first six months after the funeral.

Though everyone's grief is different, the first year after a death can be an important milestone. Use this forum to talk about the challenges (and successes!) that you're experiencing.

Use this forum to talk about your experiences of grief two years after death occurred.

Use this forum to talk about your experiences of grief three to five years after death occurred.

Use this forum to talk about your experiences of grief five to ten years after death occurred.

Use this forum to talk about your experiences of grief ten or more years after death occurred.

Birthdays can be one of the most difficult occasions in the year. Use this forum to talk about ways of coping yet honouring the birthday sentiment.

Use this forum to talk about ways of coping with wedding anniversaries.

Christmas can be one of the most difficult occasions in the year. Use this forum to talk about ways of coping with Christmas.

Use this forum to talk about coping with the death of a Grandparent.

Use this forum to talk about coping with the death of a Parent.

Use this forum to talk about coping with the death of a Brother or Sister.

Use this forum to talk about coping with the death of a Partner or Spouse.

Use this forum to talk about coping with the death of a Child.

Use this forum to talk about coping with the death of a Friend.

Use this forum to talk about coping with the death of a Work Colleague.

Use this forum to talk about coping with the death of a Secret Lover.

Use this forum to talk about coping with death caused by an Accident.

Use this forum to talk about coping with death caused by a Sudden Illness.

Use this forum to talk about coping with death caused by a Long-term Illness.

Use this forum to talk about coping with death caused by Old Age.

Use this forum to talk about coping with death caused by Suicide.

Use this forum to talk about coping with death caused by an Act of Terror.

Use this forum to talk about coping with death caused by a Large Scale Disaster

Use this forum to talk about coping with death caused by Murder.

Use this forum to talk about coping with death in the context of Humanism and Atheism.

Use this forum to talk about coping with death in the context of Christianity.

Use this forum to talk about coping with death in the context of Judaism.

Use this forum to talk about coping with death in the context of Islam.

Use this forum to talk about coping with death in the context of Hinduism.

Use this forum to talk about coping with death in the context of Buddhism.

Use this forum to talk about coping with death in the context of other Faiths.

This forum is for funeral directors to talk with other funeral directors about all aspects of grief work.

This forum is for funeral celebrants to talk with other funeral celebrants about all aspects of grief work.