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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.

199 topics in this forum

  1. Asking for Your Support

    By MartyT,
    • 0 replies
    • 161 views

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

    By Willow2019,
    • 4 replies
    • 141 views

  3. Unnecessary grief

    By Naomi,
    • 2 replies
    • 62 views

  4. Despair and grief

    By MarkBNYC84,
    • 2 replies
    • 87 views

  5. Anticipatory grief for beloved dog

    By JDP,
    • 2 replies
    • 77 views

  6. Mom Just Diagnosed

    By theochocolate,
    • 2 replies
    • 142 views

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

    By bekibot,
    • 2 replies
    • 238 views

  8. Sneha

    By Sneha,
    • 1 reply
    • 172 views

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

    By Sad Girl 21,
    • 1 reply
    • 124 views

  10. Mamabear

    By Baby Mine,
    • 5 replies
    • 120 views

  11. Losing my sister

    By Catherine3827,
    • 1 reply
    • 413 views

  12. Losing Jim

    By kayc,
    • 8 replies
    • 224 views

  13. Struggle...

    By MFF,
    • 3 replies
    • 285 views

  14. My sister, Peggy 1 2

    By kayc,
    • 27 replies
    • 1,106 views

  15. battling lonliness -- is that selfish?

    By Annabella,
    • 8 replies
    • 848 views

  16. How to Reassure a Kid

    By Blue Captain,   
    • 3 replies
    • 445 views

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

    By mik,
    • 6 replies
    • 1,254 views

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

    By Annabella,
    • 4 replies
    • 755 views

  19. Was looking for support...

    By ErinArg,
    • 7 replies
    • 523 views

  20. Uncle has stopped the chemo

    By STARKISS,
    • 2 replies
    • 895 views

  21. transposing feelings to avoid anticip grief?

    By Annabella,
    • 5 replies
    • 693 views

  22. Unsure Of the Next Step

    By Emmie,
    • 2 replies
    • 621 views

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

    By Annabella,
    • 6 replies
    • 1,327 views

  24. Old grief made stronger by new grief

    By Wondering2208,
    • 6 replies
    • 768 views

  25. Rejected by a Grief Group

    By Jenny R,   
    • 19 replies
    • 1,094 views
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