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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.

202 topics in this forum

  1. Your Support Matters!

    By MartyT,
    • 0 replies
    • 111 views

  2. Dear Mama Please don't leave i love you so much

    By Mama I love you,
    • 1 reply
    • 277 views

  3. Despair and grief

    By MarkBNYC84,
    • 13 replies
    • 930 views

  4. is anyone out there?

    By Lynda1,
    • 2 replies
    • 193 views

  5. Mom recently diagnosed with 3 lung cancer

    By dcr,
    • 7 replies
    • 146 views

  6. Father wants to live somewhere unsafe, with my sister

    By Willow2019,
    • 4 replies
    • 296 views

  7. Unnecessary grief

    By Naomi,
    • 2 replies
    • 200 views

  8. Anticipatory grief for beloved dog

    By JDP,
    • 2 replies
    • 153 views

  9. Mom Just Diagnosed

    By theochocolate,
    • 2 replies
    • 261 views

  10. My dad's been given 2 months the grief in knowing he is dying..

    By bekibot,
    • 2 replies
    • 416 views

  11. Sneha

    By Sneha,
    • 1 reply
    • 263 views

  12. His frustrations taken out on me because hospice started for his younger brother

    By Sad Girl 21,
    • 1 reply
    • 246 views

  13. Mamabear

    By Baby Mine,
    • 5 replies
    • 214 views

  14. Losing my sister

    By Catherine3827,
    • 1 reply
    • 529 views

  15. Losing Jim

    By kayc,
    • 8 replies
    • 328 views

  16. Struggle...

    By MFF,
    • 3 replies
    • 395 views

  17. My sister, Peggy 1 2

    By kayc,
    • 27 replies
    • 1,293 views

  18. battling lonliness -- is that selfish?

    By Annabella,
    • 8 replies
    • 968 views

  19. How to Reassure a Kid

    By Blue Captain,   
    • 3 replies
    • 559 views

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

    By mik,
    • 6 replies
    • 1,486 views

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

    By Annabella,
    • 4 replies
    • 983 views

  22. Was looking for support...

    By ErinArg,
    • 7 replies
    • 622 views

  23. Uncle has stopped the chemo

    By STARKISS,
    • 2 replies
    • 1,101 views

  24. transposing feelings to avoid anticip grief?

    By Annabella,
    • 5 replies
    • 806 views

  25. Unsure Of the Next Step

    By Emmie,
    • 2 replies
    • 732 views
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