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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.

190 topics in this forum

  1. Asking for Your Support

    By MartyT,
    • 0 replies
    • 73 views

  2. Losing my sister

    By Catherine3827,
    • 2 replies
    • 62 views

  3. Losing Jim

    By kayc,
    • 8 replies
    • 103 views

  4. Struggle...

    By MFF,
    • 3 replies
    • 94 views

  5. My sister, Peggy

    By kayc,
    • 27 replies
    • 642 views

  6. battling lonliness -- is that selfish?

    By Annabella,
    • 8 replies
    • 720 views

  7. How to Reassure a Kid

    By Blue Captain,   
    • 3 replies
    • 338 views

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

    By mik,
    • 6 replies
    • 1,066 views

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

    By Annabella,
    • 4 replies
    • 605 views

  10. Was looking for support...

    By ErinArg,
    • 7 replies
    • 419 views

  11. Uncle has stopped the chemo

    By STARKISS,
    • 2 replies
    • 700 views

  12. transposing feelings to avoid anticip grief?

    By Annabella,
    • 5 replies
    • 582 views

  13. Unsure Of the Next Step

    By Emmie,
    • 2 replies
    • 450 views

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

    By Annabella,
    • 6 replies
    • 1,199 views

  15. Old grief made stronger by new grief

    By Wondering2208,
    • 6 replies
    • 622 views

  16. Rejected by a Grief Group

    By Jenny R,   
    • 19 replies
    • 881 views

  17. Anticipatory Grief ~ Life with Lupus and Diabetes

    By sunstreet,
    • 27 replies
    • 1,290 views

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

    By Girlonfire,   
    • 5 replies
    • 1,018 views

  19. Anticipatory grief fading while your person is still alive

    By alaskaerin,   
    • 9 replies
    • 870 views

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

    By lrlr,   
    • 13 replies
    • 1,105 views

  21. Advice Wanted

    By JR999,
    • 5 replies
    • 582 views

  22. Guess I have anticipatory grief

    By maurinelee60,
    • 7 replies
    • 977 views

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

    By VioletAlto,
    • 2 replies
    • 634 views

  24. Today is such a difficult day

    By Rylee,
    • 5 replies
    • 763 views

  25. I fell apart in Walmart today

    By Rylee,
    • 2 replies
    • 627 views
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