The Normal Reactions of Grief

(6:30)

Physical symptoms, religious reactions, depression, and detachment are some of the things that Doug Manning discusses as being normal reactions of grief.

1. Journey of Grief

Duration: 5:59

2. Definition of Grief

Duration: 9:17

3. Dimensions of Grief

Duration: 19:25

4. Needs of Grief

Duration: 11:28

5. Ceremonies of Grief

Duration: 4:35

7. Significance of Grief

Duration: 8:20

I realized that it was not that I didn’t want to go on without him. I did. It was just that I didn’t know why I wanted to go on.”

Kay Redfield Jamison, Nothing Was the Same

“Life Lesson 3: You can't rush grief. It has its own timetable. All you can do is make sure there are lots of soft places around -- beds, pillows, arms, laps.”

Patti Davis, Two Cats and the Woman They Own: or Lessons I Learned from My Cats

" Mourning is one of the most profound human experiences that it is possible to have... The deep capacity to weep for the loss of a loved one and to continue to treasure the memory of that loss is one of our noblest human traits".

Shneidman (1980)

6. Normal Reactions of Grief