Pregnancy loss
A loss that often goes unnoticed by those around you, and is therefore lonelier still.
How it shows up
People often don’t know there was a pregnancy, or they console you with words that hurt: »you’ll have another«, »at least it was early«. The grief is real regardless of the week of pregnancy.
What we do with it in therapy
A space where the loss gets a name and doesn’t have to be relativised. Some kind of ritual, which this sort of loss doesn’t have, is often important too.
See also
See also
Solitude
Time without others which — unlike loneliness — is chosen and often needed.
Caffeine
A substance that blocks the tiredness signal — it doesn't add energy, it only masks its absence.
The amygdala
The part of the brain that quickly assesses danger and triggers a response before thinking kicks in.
