ProfessionalLow costFeatured🇳🇬
Clear Path Counselling, Ikeja
Practical help for people dealing with loss of a parent and anticipatory grief, plus a weekly drop-in.
Tue to Sat, 10 to 6
Anticipatory grief support in Nigeria
For grieving someone who is still here. Talk with people in Nigeria who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.
Next gathering in the Nigeria circle: Weekly check-in ·
If you need someone right now
Help for anticipatory grief in Nigeria
ProfessionalFreeFeatured🇳🇬
Northside Debt Advice, Benin
A small team supporting loss of a spouse or partner and loss of a friend. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.
Tue to Sat, 10 to 6
ProfessionalLow cost🇳🇬
Northside Debt Advice, Onitsha
Run by people who have been through loss of a spouse or partner and anticipatory grief themselves.
Evenings and weekends
Professional🇳🇬
Abuja Grief Counselling, Abuja
We help people with loss of a spouse or partner and loss of a friend, in person in Abuja and online. Sessions are relaxed and you set the pace.
Tue to Sat, 10 to 6
Charity🇳🇬
Hands Together Jos
Run by people who have been through loss of a child and loss of a brother or sister themselves.
Mon to Fri, 9 to 5
Service🇳🇬
Jos Home Help
A small team supporting losing a pet and loss of a spouse or partner. Free first conversation, then low-cost sessions.
Weekdays and Saturday mornings
CharityLow cost🇳🇬
Kano Community Food Hub
Run by people who have been through losing a pet and loss of a friend themselves.
Evenings and weekends
ServiceFreeWorldwide
7 Cups
Free emotional support from trained listeners, online and anonymous, in many languages.
24/7
Peer groupFreeWorldwide
GriefShare
Grief recovery support groups meeting weekly.
From people who came through it
“If you're scared right now, I get it. In 2023, that was me. I remember every visit could be the last like it was yesterday. I picked up the guitar again. You've got this, even if it doesn't feel like it.”
Slow Birch · been through anticipatory grief“I remember when Dad first got sick, I felt so alone. If you are starting this, know that the guilt you feel is normal. It does not make you a bad person. Find one person who gets it, even if it is someone online. And take photos of the good moments, even if they are rare. You will need them later. I am not going to say it is easy, but you can do it. I am here if you want to talk.”
Camila C · been through anticipatory grief“When my dad went into palliative care, I thought I had to be strong. I didn't. The waiting is the worst part. You don't have to fill every silence. Just be there. If you need to cry, cry in the car. If you need to laugh at something stupid on TV, laugh. It's not betrayal. Your person is still here. That's what matters. Don't plan too far ahead. Just get through today, then tomorrow. That sounds like something off a fridge magnet but it's the only thing that works. And find someone to talk to, even if it's just online. You're not the only one going through this.”
marisol.paper · been through anticipatory grief“If you're just starting this, I want to say it's a strange kind of loss. You're grieving someone who is still here. That's allowed. Some days you'll be fine and then a song or a smell will hit you and you'll be back in the car crying. It's not linear. And if you have a sibling who doesn't help, try not to let it eat you up. You can't make them care. Just focus on the time you have. You won't regret being there.”
soft.pine · been through anticipatory grief