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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.

193 topics in this forum

  1. Asking for Your Support

    By MartyT,
    • 0 replies
    • 105 views

  2. Sneha

    By Sneha,
    • 1 reply
    • 56 views

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

    By Sad Girl 21,
    • 1 reply
    • 52 views

  4. Mamabear

    By Baby Mine,
    • 5 replies
    • 65 views

  5. Losing my sister

    By Catherine3827,
    • 1 reply
    • 340 views

  6. Losing Jim

    By kayc,
    • 8 replies
    • 159 views

  7. Struggle...

    By MFF,
    • 3 replies
    • 157 views

  8. My sister, Peggy 1 2

    By kayc,
    • 27 replies
    • 934 views

  9. battling lonliness -- is that selfish?

    By Annabella,
    • 8 replies
    • 784 views

  10. How to Reassure a Kid

    By Blue Captain,   
    • 3 replies
    • 385 views

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

    By mik,
    • 6 replies
    • 1,149 views

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

    By Annabella,
    • 4 replies
    • 681 views

  13. Was looking for support...

    By ErinArg,
    • 7 replies
    • 458 views

  14. Uncle has stopped the chemo

    By STARKISS,
    • 2 replies
    • 792 views

  15. transposing feelings to avoid anticip grief?

    By Annabella,
    • 5 replies
    • 626 views

  16. Unsure Of the Next Step

    By Emmie,
    • 2 replies
    • 500 views

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

    By Annabella,
    • 6 replies
    • 1,249 views

  18. Old grief made stronger by new grief

    By Wondering2208,
    • 6 replies
    • 687 views

  19. Rejected by a Grief Group

    By Jenny R,   
    • 19 replies
    • 934 views

  20. Anticipatory Grief ~ Life with Lupus and Diabetes 1 2

    By sunstreet,
    • 27 replies
    • 1,348 views

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

    By Girlonfire,   
    • 5 replies
    • 1,066 views

  22. Anticipatory grief fading while your person is still alive

    By alaskaerin,   
    • 9 replies
    • 922 views

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

    By lrlr,   
    • 13 replies
    • 1,157 views

  24. Advice Wanted

    By JR999,
    • 5 replies
    • 629 views

  25. Guess I have anticipatory grief

    By maurinelee60,
    • 7 replies
    • 1,058 views
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