Grief & Loss

Grief is normal and healthy response to the loss of someone or something important to an individual. Prolonged grief is characterized by intense and persistent grief that disrupts the daily life and functioning for more than a year.

Potential Signs/Symptoms:

  • Grief can vary in appearance depending on support systems, culture, and background

  • Prolonged Grief

    • Intense yearning for decease or loss

    • Preoccupation of deceased

    • Loneliness or withdrawn

    • Disbelief or lack of acceptance of loss of a loved one

    • Feeling of emptiness

    • Emotionalpain or numbness

Clinicians Who Work with Anxiety Disorders:

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