There are so many different types of grief.
Death of a parent
Death of a Spouse/Partner
Death of a parent
So often our parents are our anchors. When a parent dies, your most primal, first important relation
Death of a child
Death of a Spouse/Partner
Death of a parent
The pain of the grief surrounding the death of a child is especially intense and creates a void as parents and loved ones come up against the harsh reality that they will not see their child again. All of the future hopes and plans for their child have been shattered.
Death of a sibling
Death of a Spouse/Partner
Death of a Spouse/Partner
When a sibling dies, the world changes in a heartbeat. Oftentimes when such a loss occurs, others fail to recognize that the surviving sibling faces emotional battles on many fronts while working through the loss. Largely ignored, surviving siblings are often referred to as the “forgotten mourners.”
Death of a Spouse/Partner
Death of a Spouse/Partner
Death of a Spouse/Partner
So often when someone’s spouse/partner dies, the bereaved will say that they feel like half a pair of scissors.
Death by murder
Death by Alzheimer's
Death by Alzheimer's
When a loved one dies by murder it can change the way we look at the world. Death at the hands of another human goes against what we believe about human nature. People often experience shock and disbelief that this could happen to their loved one.
Death by Alzheimer's
Death by Alzheimer's
Death by Alzheimer's
Alzheimer’s and other neurological disorders that impair people’s ability to function. We tend to think of Alzheimer’s as a single diagnosis but there are many diagnoses that mimic dementia.
Sudden Death
Death by Alzheimer's
Sudden Death
Death can happen unexpectedly and with no warning. It can be hard to feel safe in an unpredictable world. People whose loved one experiences a sudden death can be broadsided by a million things.
Pet loss
Death by Alzheimer's
Sudden Death
The loss of a pet is devastating, and many pet owners find the grief associated with the loss of a pet just as or even more challenging than the loss of human loved ones.
Complicated Grief/Multiple Losses
Complicated Grief/Multiple Losses
Complicated Grief/Multiple Losses
All grief is complicated unless someone dies at 99 years old and got along with everyone perfectly, got to say complete and loving goodbyes. Life is complicated and so is grief. Just because it’s complicated, doesn’t mean you can’t grieve fully and live fully.
Children - The Forgotten Grievers
Complicated Grief/Multiple Losses
Complicated Grief/Multiple Losses
So often adults get so lost in their own grief they forget about the grief of the children around them. I sometimes call children “puddle jumpers” because often they seem to alternate being ok and feeling their grief intensely as if they are jumping along a path from puddle to puddle. While adults stay in the pain for a long time, kids go
So often adults get so lost in their own grief they forget about the grief of the children around them. I sometimes call children “puddle jumpers” because often they seem to alternate being ok and feeling their grief intensely as if they are jumping along a path from puddle to puddle. While adults stay in the pain for a long time, kids go in and out of it. They can go into deep pain and then start playing and laughing with friends.
Death by suicide and addiction
Complicated Grief/Multiple Losses
Death by suicide and addiction
When people grieve a death by suicide, they are inevitably haunted by their failure to have stopped it. Having talked to countless people who have lost a loved one to suicide, I can tell you that our minds can be very cruel to themselves.
Addiction should not be seen as a moral failing or a lack of willpower. It is a medical problem, an il
When people grieve a death by suicide, they are inevitably haunted by their failure to have stopped it. Having talked to countless people who have lost a loved one to suicide, I can tell you that our minds can be very cruel to themselves.
Addiction should not be seen as a moral failing or a lack of willpower. It is a medical problem, an illness that leads to a progressively worsening chronic condition, and one that is particularly hard to fight because the drugs involved attack the brain of users, the very organ that helps us fight other dangers that would threaten our survival.
Loss of a Job or Items
Complicated Grief/Multiple Losses
Death by suicide and addiction
Grief is individual. It's human to form attachments to so many things, especially objects that symbolise something about a loved person.
The emotional impact of losing a job goes beyond financial stress and perhaps most significant effect is on our identity or sense of self.
There are so many differnt types of grief.
Anticipatory Grief
So many difernt types of grief
So many difernt types of grief
My best, and often repeated advice is, “Don’t attend the funeral early.” People worry about the loss in advance and have difficulty being present.
Anticipatory grief is any grief that occurs before a loved one dies.
This can happen when someone is diagnosed with a terminal illness or has been dealing with a chronic illness for an extended period of time.
So many difernt types of grief
So many difernt types of grief
So many difernt types of grief
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