Our health and well-being newsletter explores the concerns of many Britons who wonder what the future might hold by leaving the EU.

This feeling of confusion suggests some parts of the British population are experiencing a collective, existential—or ‘Brexistential’—crisis.

UK therapists are reporting a rise in patients talking about Brexit during their sessions and how the vote has spurred feelings of shock, shame, misplacement and lack of safety. Some have compared the situation to a divorce, in which UK citizens are stuck between two parents who decided to go separate ways. The result is fear of the unknown.

If you’re feeling the same way, you’re not alone. The question of how to live with the new reality does not have a straightforward answer. Mourning the loss of what you didn’t realise you had, even if you planned for it, involves a complex process in which the mind gradually begins to accept the situation and look toward the future—whatever it may hold.

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Live Well, Work Well Newsletter August 2016