Shrinkle #33 · Emotion · 4 letters
Loss
The experience of losing someone or something that mattered, such as a person, relationship, job, home, health or sense of identity. Loss is broader than death and often brings grief, even when others do not recognise it.
In the room
A counsellor might help a client name losses they had not counted, such as a friendship that faded or a future they had imagined.
Something a client might say
“Since the factory shut down, I do not know who I am without that job.”
An illustrative line, not a real client.
Related ideas
Grief · Disenfranchised grief · Meaning
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