Grief is a natural response to loss. Many people associate grief with the death of a loved one or pet. However, grief is also experienced after the loss of a job or the end of a relationship. In some cases grief may come with a sense of relief following a loss, especially where a loved one had been terminally ill for an extended period of time, providing a sense of peace. Many people experience difference qualities around their grief, such as: Wanting to maintain assumptions about the world before the loss, Adjusting to the new reality and Incorporating this new reality into a new assumptive world.