Other Aspects of Grief and Mourning
Time Distortion Obsessive Review or Ruminating Search for Meaning Is This Death God’s Will? Transitional Objects Suicidal Thoughts Grief Attacks or Memory Embraces Anniversary and Holiday Grief Occasions Sudden Changes in Mood Identification Symptoms of Physical Illness Powerlessness and Helplessness Crying and Sobbing Dreams Mystical Experiences Loss of Intimacy and Sexuality Drugs, Alcohol, and Grief Self-focus |
From Understanding Grief: Helping Yourself Heal by Alan D. Wolfelt, PhD Accelerated Development, 1992. Used with permission. Thank you also to Linda Flatt, author, The Basics: Facilitating a Suicide Survivors Support Group. |