Good Grief

Good Grief

Have you ever lost a loved one? If you have you know that it is probably one of the most difficult, yet inevitable tasks to deal with in life. Bereavement experts gather data on how to deal with the loss, and if you have lost a loved one you know that any was of easing the pain is welcome. While many aspects of coping have been studied, it is also important to know that there are individual patterns of grieving for every one of us.
For many years, grief has been broken down into stages. One cycle was made famous by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross M.D. Her cycle was that of: denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. Recently, however, researchers have found that for many, not all stages apply. Camille Wortman Ph. D. and Roxanne Cohen-Silver Ph.D. found that many people have individual patterns such as unending grief, and others showed no distress to the loss at all. It was also found that some people who do not grieve were physically and mentally healthier 6 and 14 mont...