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Living one’s grief

The Stages of Mourning

The five phases listed below may occur in order, but it often happens that a bereaved person may slip backwards before beginning to move forward again. A good way to get through a period of mourning is to understand what you are going through and to share your feelings and emotions with family or friends or with others who also going through mourning.

Shock and Denial

This short phase of mourning occurs when we first learn of the loss. It is a less intense period that seems practically devoid of emotion. It is at the end of this short stage of mourning that the reality of the loss sinks in.

Anger
A phase characterized by a feeling of anger about the loss, and perhaps feelings of guilt in certain cases. It is a period of questioning.
Bargaining
A phase made up of negotiations, blackmail, etc.
Depression
A rather long phase in the mourning process that is characterized by great sadness, questioning and pain. Bereaved persons in this phase sometimes have the impression that their mourning will never end because they are experiencing a wide range of emotions and tremendous sadness.
Acceptance
The final stage in the mourning process, when the bereaved person begins to improve. The reality of the loss is much better understood and accepted. The bereaved person may still experience sadness, but is again able to function normally. He has reorganized his life in the light of the loss.

Warning: These stages do not necessarily always follow in the same order. It is not a process of inevitable progress. Even though some people can come out of mourning and go on to the final stage of freedom of action, the feelings they may be carrying cannot be trivialized.


Accompaniment Groups for the Mourning of Québec

AMQUI
CLSC de la Vallée
65, Boulevard Saint-Benoit Ouest
Amqui (Qc) G5J 2E5
Tél. : 418-629-2005

BAIE-COMEAU
Groupe de support et d’Entraide
L’Arc-en-ciel C.P. 2401
Baie-Comeau (QC) G5C 2T1
Personnes ressources :
Lyne Biron : 418-567-2348
Cécile Deschênes : 418-589-4536
Denise Belles-Iles : 418-296-3246

BELLECHASSE
La Maison de la Famille de Bellechasse
Tél. : 418-883-3101

GRANBY
Centre de soutien au Réseau Familial
843 Cowie, granby (Québec), J2J 1A3
Tél. : 450-375-9115
soutienreseaufamilial@qc.aira.com
www.ifrance.com/soutienreseaufamilial/

MONTRÉAL
Maison Monbourquette
150, rue de L’Épée
Outremont (Québec) H2V 3T2
Tel : (514) 523-3596
Sans frais : 1 888 423-3596
infos@maisonmonbourquette.com

Ordre des psychologues
1100, avenue Beaumont, bureau 510
Mont-Royal (Québec) H3P 3H5
Tél. : 514 738-1881
Sans frais : 1 800 363-2644
Téléc. : 514 738-8838

Tel-Jeunes
C.P. 186 succursale place d'Armes
Montréal (Québec) H2Y 3G7
Téléphone : 514 288-1444
Sans frais : 1 800 263-2266
Télécopieur : 514 288-6312
teljeunes@generations-familles.com

MONT-LAURIER
Joie de vivre, pour de l’aide suite à un décès
Personne ressource : Madeleine Brassard 819-623-4472

CLSC, via l’accueil psychosocial : 819-623-1228 #6373

MONT-ROYAL
Services Commémoratifs Mont-Royal
Groupes de soutien animé par Audrey Turgeon, thanatologue.

QUÉBEC
SOS Suicide
2910 1ère Avenue
Québec (Québec) G1L 3P3
Tél. : 418 684-0266
Sans frais : 1-800-595-5580
aide@sos-suicide.qc.ca

SAGUENAY- LAC-ST-JEAN
Un nouveau soufle
sous la supervision de Mme Nathalie Simard, psychologue
Maison funéraire Nault & Caron
2295, rue St-Jean Baptiste, Jonquière, de 19h00 à 21h00
Tél. :418-542-2626

Les amis compatissants (Secteur Maria Chapdelaine)
Le troisième lundi de chaque mois de 19h30 à 21h30
Centre Arrimage de Dolbeau, Blv Wallberg
Personne ressource : Mme Lisette Tremblay 418-276-4585

Les amis compatissants (Secteur Domaine du Roy)
Le troisième lundi de chaque moi de 19h30 à 21h30
Presbytère St-Jean-de-Brébeuf
Blv. St-Joseph, Roberval
Personnes ressources :
Louise Cinq-Mars : 418-275-1848
Maria : 418-630-3582
Régis : 418-275-0151

Personne-ressource pour ce le Centre funéraire Jacques & Fils inc.
Madame Louise Bergeron : 819-583-0444

ST-HYACINTHE
les-amis-du-crepuscule@hotmail.com

THETFORD-MINES
Groupe d’entraide pour personnes endeuillées
Nicole Jacques, animatrice
Tél. : 418-338-3147 ou 418-332-4783

TROIS-PISTOLES
Rayon d’Espoir
Tél. : 418-851-1391