Hello and welcome to Healthcare Magic. Thanks for your query. I m sorry to hear about your loss and I understand that you must be going through a very difficult time. From the description of your symptoms it is likely that you are suffering from a prolonged grief reaction. It is good that you have opted to go for counselling. Like you have mentioned it is a useful thing to talk about your feelings and vent out your emotions, especially when you are going through ongoing stressors. One suggestion is to maintain a cognitive diary where you regularly record your thoughts and feelings. You can then reflect upon them or discuss about them to your therapist. Wish you all the best. Regards, Dr. Jonas Sundarakumar Consultant Psychiatrist