Especially for BashfullyBruced

BashfullyBruced should join them !!!

All Blacks undergo grief counselling
Wellington, New Zealand20 October 2007 09:51

Dejected All Blacks were reported on Saturday to be undergoing grief
counselling to help them come to grips with their shock loss in the rugby
World Cup quarterfinals.

New Zealand Rugby Union chairperson Jock Hobbs said it was imperative
steps were taken to ensure the players were able to move on mentally as
soon as possible, the Yahoo!Xtra website reported.

The All Blacks "mental skills coach," sports psychologist Gilbert Enoka,
has been in contact with the squad members after the 18-20 loss to France
which resulted in New Zealand's worst World Cup finish.

"Yes. We are making sure no-one is isolated or left alone," Hobbs said from
Paris ahead of the World Cup final between South Africa and England.

"I know that Gilbert Enoka has been in contact with them all, providing
them with advice on how best to get through this difficult period."

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Read all about it !!! - Read all about it !!! - Read all about it !!!

And I suppose the English are also in for a bout of grief counceling.....

How Long Does Grief Last?

Grief lasts as long as it lasts. (at least 4 years in this case) Although this statement may not seem helpful to you, it is true. It is different for each person. It is important to realize that, while grief and its intensity will subside, most find that it is replaced with a “sweet sadness” that comes at times of remembrance. This is simply the acknowledgement that significant loss has occurred. That the loss, and opportunity that is gone, matters and affects our lives.