- Self-care. As with all grief, you need to look after yourself, which can be very hard to do. Make sure you eat and drink, make sure you sleep. Just make sure you do the basics. Itās often the last thing youāll feel like doing, but itās really important.
- Grieve at your own pace. If it takes you a few days, that’s fine. If it takes you weeks, that’s fine. Be honest with your grief, and try not to bottle it up. Itās absolutely okay to be upset, and to cry your eyes out.
- Talk to people. Be open. Again, try and find some way to externalise your feelings. Again, do not in the slightest be afraid to cry.
- You may consider getting another pet, and people may push you do so. But you know yourself better: there’s a good chance you’ve got room in your heart for another, but you don’t have to make any rash decisions. Do what you need to do, again at your pace. You know you better than anyone else.
- If you’re really struggling, get support. There are lots of support groups who can help, and organisations such as this one. You aren’t the first to struggle and inevitably you won’t be the last. Others are out there who can help.
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