Those grieving should remember they've survived other days and will survive Christmas.
Psychologist Niamh Fitzpatrick says, for some, it's "not the most wonderful time of the year."
She adds it's important for everyone to understand people grieve in their own ways.
Niamh says providing a bit of space for those in mourning is important:
"Grief moves and shifts and changes, and maybe what you feel this year isn't what you will necessarily feel next year. We learn to live with loss. So if you're the person who's grieving, I would say, what you do is you allow yourself to lean into those feelings. If you're supporting somebody who's grieving or around people who are grieving, you allow that they just may not be themselves. We don't need to force people into the merriment of the festivities".
