This is your ninth Grief Self Assessment. There are are only correct answers for your personal experience of grief.

You are becoming more aware of how grief is a part of your life and wellbeing. The Self Assessment is a tool for you check in with yourself to see how you are doing. The score is SIMPLY a REFERENCE POINT. There are a few indicators that will direct you to reach out to a medical professional you will see as you go through the questions.

The Self Assessment tells you how you are integrating grief into your life. At the end of the day, only YOU can answer what that will look like for YOU.

Life continues to change when living with grief. It’s normal to have the intensity of thoughts about your loss change over time. All sorts of thoughts and feelings may come forward. There is a shift toward awareness of a change and less focus on the loss. The response ranges from relief to sadness to guilt. Offer yourself some grace with this awareness. You are adjusting to having grief as a part of your life. The ebb and flow is happening between everyday living and loss. That’s normal in adjustment.

You have not forgotten about your Loved One and you will not.

Journal or Reflect: Take a look at Question 3 and Question 6… You choose which earlier assessment you’d like to compare with today. Thses questions give you more insight to your changes which grief adaptation into your everyday life. Write or reflect about this change in focus.

Remember, it’s not about “moving on”. It’s about grief becoming a part of your living and being.

***If everyday life continues to be a struggle with grief, it’s time to reach out to a grief counselor to help process and be a support.