Last week we went over the more common grief reactions associated with a loss and saw how grief can affect all aspects of our being – physical, mental, emotional, social, and spiritual. When some of these reactions begin to arise, especially the first time, it’s not unreasonable to wonder if there is something wrong with us. This week we will explore the relationship between grief and disease.
Today is the second installment in a series on bereavement, grief, and mourning. Last week we went over how bereavement is the state of having incurred a loss. We are bereaved when we are deprived of something or someone we highly value. In common usage however, we normally consider bereavement to be related to death. Today’s posting is the first on grief – the reactions to a significant loss – whether it is the result of a death or not.
Welcome back to In Due Course. This week I am starting a series on bereavement, grief, and mourning. Before we begin, it might be good to first talk about loss.
We experience all kinds of loss throughout our lives. Losses can be the result of not only a death, but also a divorce, a kidnapping, abandonment, an amputation, an accident or disease that causes mental/physical disabilities, being fired or laid off from a job, natural disasters, a child leaving home to live on their own, unfilled dreams, etc.
Welcome to my first posting on “The Journey Ahead"(changed to In Due Course in April 2008). As I sit down and start writing, I realize that you may be wondering what the significance of the title is and why I am discussing death, dying, and bereavement. I chose “The Journey Ahead” because of what each of us has ahead of us on our own life journey. Part of the journey ahead is suffering through the death of people we love, and part is experiencing our own death. You might ask, “Why should I want to have anything to do with death, dying, and bereavement, I’m not dying or grieving? Besides, that’s morbid!” Based on my professional and personal experience, I think there are two reasons to openly discuss these topics: one is more philosophical, the other is more practical.
Welcome to my first posting on “The Journey Ahead"(changed to In Due Course in April 2008). As I sit down and start writing, I realize that you may be wondering what the significance of the title is and why I am discussing death, dying, and bereavement. I chose “The Journey Ahead” because of what each of us has ahead of us on our own life journey. Part of the journey ahead is suffering through the death of people we love, and part is experiencing our own death. You might ask, “Why should I want to have anything to do with death, dying, and bereavement, I’m not dying or grieving? Besides, that’s morbid!” Based on my professional and personal experience, I think there are two reasons to openly discuss these topics: one is more philosophical, the other is more practical.
Welcome to my first posting on “The Journey Ahead"(changed to In Due Course in April 2008). As I sit down and start writing, I realize that you may be wondering what the significance of the title is and why I am discussing death, dying, and bereavement. I chose “The Journey Ahead” because of what each of us has ahead of us on our own life journey. Part of the journey ahead is suffering through the death of people we love, and part is experiencing our own death. You might ask, “Why should I want to have anything to do with death, dying, and bereavement, I’m not dying or grieving? Besides, that’s morbid!” Based on my professional and personal experience, I think there are two reasons to openly discuss these topics: one is more philosophical, the other is more practical.
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