Someone very dear to me has passed away. Just wondering at what point a person should look for outside help.

I'm functional mostly but the emotional roller coaster is too much some days, and I feel pretty isolated since that person was a big part of my life.

Hope this post made a grain of sense, I've rewritten it like four times now. Any advice is appreciated.

Grief is natural and will take its course differently depending on a lot of things about the situation. If you mean outside help as in your social support (whether that be family, friends, etc.) you should be looking for support right away! If you mean a mental health professional, I would suggest seeking out outside help if your grief is impairing your day-to-day functioning. Grief takes an incredible emotional toll, but if it is keeping you from doing things you need to do, I would suggest seeking out help.

If the feelings you're experiencing are too much for you, it wouldn't hurt to seek out grief counseling as well, but that is up for you to decide.

when it interferes with everyday life.

So sorry for your loss. If you feel like therapy may help you, why not give it a try? If you don’t find it helpful, try a support group or volunteering for something you’re passionate about or to honor the person you lost. Sometimes it takes time to even out your emotions, and sometimes it’ll hit you all over again. And that’s okay. But in my opinion it doesn’t hurt to seek more support now.

If its affordable, it might be a good idea to just jump right in. In can help you avoid getting to that dysfunctional point altogether. And often people dont notice when theyve started coping in unhealthy ways.