Counselling and Personal Development
Student Life
It takes time to adjust when you loose someone or something important to you. During this time you will need to grieve, care for yourself, and also continue studying. Learn more about how to care for yourself and keep studying while grieving.
What
is grief?
There are many experiences in life that you might grieve over;
Grieving is a normal, healthy reaction to loosing someone or something in your life. The feelings of grief can include sadness, anger, guilt, regret, relief, amongst others. When you grieve you may be confused and your thoughts disorganized as you deal with the loss. Studying at this time can be very difficult.
A good way of grieving is to talk about how you feel and what you think about who or what was lost. Talking helps you deal with the loss and allows others to show they care, and support you. Grieving is hard enough without having to do it all on your own. If you do not have family or friends around to talk to, or don’t want to talk to them about your loss, talking to a counsellor can be really useful in helping you cope.
Grief
and your study
When you grieve your ability to study can be affected. Rarely are you so overwhelmed with grief for long periods that some study is not possible. Understand that long periods of uninterrupted study will not be possible as your grief will never be far away. Sometimes study may in fact offer a distraction from your grief. Apply for extensions to give you the extra time needed to complete your work. Attend classes as much as possible to ensure you don’t miss anything new. Have readings close by so that you can study when you feel able to. If whilst you are grieving you speak with one of Deakin’s counsellors, they are in a position to support your applications. If you consider that your study has been affected, you are eligible to seek Special Consideration
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