PHILADELPHIA (KYW Newsradio) — Grief is defined as the anguish experienced after a significant loss. Grief and its various stages have been studied extensively and each of us has our methods of coping.
According to a new report in Family Practice Management, our response may have a great deal to do with the way grief manifests itself. Acute grief is defined as "tearfulness, sadness and insomnia as a response to loss" and typically lasts for less than a year.
Another form of grief, called ambiguous grief, does not allow for the possibility of closure. This is the type of grief many of us experienced during the pandemic.
Another form, called anticipatory grief, involves feelings of loss before an anticipated loss. Our response to grief may have as much to do with the type of grief as the actual event.
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