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Anticipatory Grief and Mourning

Extended illness, disability, severe accidental injury, a terminal diagnosis, or the aging and decline of an elderly family member can produce anticipatory grief. We are reacting and continually adapting not only to an expected loss, but to all the losses -- past, present, and future -- we encounter in that experience. These cumulative losses can shatter our assumptive world, cause us great confusion and challenge our most basic spiritual and philosophical beliefs. The resulting grief can affect us physically, emotionally, cognitively, socially and spiritually. Here we will comfort and support one another as we identify, confront and mourn these many losses.

186 topics in this forum

  1. My sister, Peggy

    By kayc,
    • 7 replies
    • 97 views

  2. How to Reassure a Kid

    By Blue Captain,   
    • 3 replies
    • 221 views

  3. My dad is sick and only has a short time

    By mik,
    • 6 replies
    • 894 views

  4. He"s sick....but Im falling apart

    By Annabella,
    • 4 replies
    • 408 views

  5. Was looking for support...

    By ErinArg,
    • 7 replies
    • 287 views

  6. Uncle has stopped the chemo

    By STARKISS,
    • 2 replies
    • 560 views

  7. transposing feelings to avoid anticip grief?

    By Annabella,
    • 5 replies
    • 445 views

  8. Unsure Of the Next Step

    By Emmie,
    • 2 replies
    • 331 views

  9. Setting boundaries - not putting up with disrespect and Im the bad guy

    By Annabella,
    • 6 replies
    • 1,081 views

  10. Old grief made stronger by new grief

    By Wondering2208,
    • 6 replies
    • 484 views

  11. Rejected by a Grief Group

    By Jenny R,   
    • 19 replies
    • 730 views

  12. Anticipatory Grief ~ Life with Lupus and Diabetes

    By sunstreet,
    • 27 replies
    • 1,088 views

  13. New here- husband has terminal brain cancer. Need support

    By Girlonfire,   
    • 5 replies
    • 865 views

  14. battling lonliness -- is that selfish?

    By Annabella,
    • 7 replies
    • 547 views

  15. Anticipatory grief fading while your person is still alive

    By alaskaerin,   
    • 9 replies
    • 750 views

  16. i just found out my mom is in hospice. no one told me she was sick.

    By lrlr,   
    • 13 replies
    • 924 views

  17. Advice Wanted

    By JR999,
    • 5 replies
    • 486 views

  18. Guess I have anticipatory grief

    By maurinelee60,
    • 7 replies
    • 847 views

  19. grandma dying - I live far away, but I'm in town now... how to say good-bye?

    By VioletAlto,
    • 2 replies
    • 528 views

  20. Today is such a difficult day

    By Rylee,
    • 5 replies
    • 647 views

  21. I fell apart in Walmart today

    By Rylee,
    • 2 replies
    • 516 views

  22. My Dad Passed

    By CherylMc,
    • 7 replies
    • 641 views

  23. Anticipatory grief is consuming me

    By CherylMc,
    • 1 reply
    • 662 views

  24. Rejecting help

    By scba,
    • 3 replies
    • 497 views

  25. I feel so quilty

    By Rylee,
    • 4 replies
    • 566 views
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