Free support group: “Around the loss” community initiative.
Nowadays we feel even more strongly the longing for a lost paradise, where time does not pass and with it does not come a sense of loss. We avoid awareness of our own finitude in many different ways. Some of us, however, though we don’t seem to escape, persist in a state of absolute despair, where there is no movement, but at least there is certainty. What would happen if we collectively tried to explore this area of hopelessness?
We invite you to participate in a social project that aims to look at our lives without the illusion of constant growth and success. We want to create a safe space where we can talk openly about the losses that are a natural part of our existence. Here you will be able to express your emotions without fear of judgment, advice or attempted therapy. We will see ourselves together as people who experience both small and great losses, grieving for them. This is not a therapy group, but an opportunity to deepen your contact with your own humanity in its various dimensions.
Goals of the “Around the Loss” support group:
If:
- You feel that you are stuck in a loop of difficult, incomprehensible emotions,
- Your decisions and choices involve the fear of loss,
- You have trouble enjoying what you have because sadness over what you don’t have seems “abnormal” to you,
- When you lose something, you are left with a sense of hurt and don’t know how to go through the grieving process,
- You can’t accept what is impossible to change,
- You feel lonely and are looking for a way to balance,
- You want to understand how to build relationships, being aware of the inevitable difficulties,
then our free support group may be for you.
During the meetings you will have the opportunity:
- Examine your losses and how you are experiencing them,
- Answer important questions about the meaning of loss in your life,
- Develop skills to deal with difficult emotions,
- Experience the support of others, convincing yourself that you are not alone.
Dates of the group’s stationary meetings:
The first meeting was held on 18.09.2024, and subsequent meetings will take place every last Wednesday of the month, except on holidays – detailed schedule in the event. Meetings are held from 17:00-20:00 at the headquarters of the Lodz Gestalt School at ul. Piotrkowska 125 in Lodz.
We invite you to participate in this unique initiative aimed at jointly discovering ways to build relationships with the sense of loss and cope with unavoidable experiences.