Grief – the great unraveling
When a significant person dies, is it possible, for those of us who remain, to untangle ourselves from the ‘normal’ we have known?
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Category: Grief is because love is
Anticipatory Grief
When bad news comes of an untreatable illness all manner of emotions set in. Grief may have started.
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The Dual Process Approach
In grief we oscillate between days of emotion, while other days we may forget about the grief all together, because life gets busy. Feeling the loss and dealing with the practicalities of life, go hand in hand.
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Complicated Grief
Just as the word suggests, there is nothing simple about complicated grief. Overwhelming sadness, and feelings of being stuck when it comes to loss, over an extended period of time, are symptoms where extra help may be needed.
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Grief and the changed relationship
The world changes dramatically when a loved on dies. But the relationship does not end, and it might just be OK to call them by name,
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What is Disenfranchised Grief?
There are situations where a loss, by its very nature, is not taken seriously. But it is a loss, and there is grief, nonetheless.
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