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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.

234 topics in this forum

  1. Hello Nile!

    By Novi,
    • 15 replies
    • 256 views

  2. Preparing and planning to let go

    By beansoo,
    • 5 replies
    • 218 views

  3. Watching my mom slowly leave us

    By Mellar,
    • 5 replies
    • 340 views

  4. My Mother is Dying and My Father is in Denial 1 2

    By TReese,
    • 31 replies
    • 769 views

  5. Mourning my Wife, who's still here...

    By Bob2,
    • 5 replies
    • 414 views

  6. Struggling

    By tillytop,
    • 2 replies
    • 211 views

  7. anticipating grief 1 2

    By jacqui8,
    • 44 replies
    • 1.5k views

  8. Fear, Worry, and Aging

    By Miss Ngu,   
    • 7 replies
    • 540 views

  9. Bad News-About My Mom -Cancer diagnosis

    By lattiee,
    • 4 replies
    • 538 views

  10. Death Doula

    By razorclam,
    • 1 reply
    • 381 views

  11. It hurts to breathe

    Topic was moved to forum Loss of a Spouse, Partner, or Significant Other

  12. I think I am in the WRONG place

    Topic was moved to forum Loss of a Spouse, Partner, or Significant Other

  13. Complicated relationship with Brother whom has cancer

    By Ssister,
    • 3 replies
    • 373 views

  14. Need advice on how to stay afloat while dealing with anticipatory grief

    By Frigy,   
    • 2 replies
    • 615 views

  15. It started in 2015

    By Brooke H.,
    • 1 reply
    • 350 views

  16. My grandfather's cancer is eating away at him, and me

    By Jake0808,   
    • 2 replies
    • 602 views

  17. Anticipatory grief and staying strong for my family

    By Elliot,   
    • 3 replies
    • 595 views

  18. Struggling to Cope with Grandma's Sudden Illness

    By Pitti,   
    • 2 replies
    • 402 views

  19. Time

    Topic was moved to forum Loss of a Parent or Grandparent

  20. I miss my grandmother, but she is in the next room.

    By JodiandGrandma,
    • 3 replies
    • 1.3k views

  21. I can’t cope with dad’s terminal cancer

    By Katelemon,
    • 6 replies
    • 881 views

  22. Trouble With Accepting

    By llandis112,
    • 4 replies
    • 825 views

  23. Grandmother is my best friend

    By jepkiki,
    • 2 replies
    • 518 views

  24. Never had to deal with death. Please help

    By Catherin,
    • 3 replies
    • 669 views

  25. In Denial?

    By MamasGirl59,   
    • 5 replies
    • 582 views
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