Grief is a natural emotional response to losing someone or something that is dear to us. Grief is typically a sharp, intense experience that may disrupt your relationships, education, or work for a time and diminishes in impact over time. There is no particular timeline for how grief diminishes. Grief may spike at significant milestones of the event. When grief is intense and persistent, it can interfere with daily life. This is experienced as intense longing or preoccupation with the loss, significant distress, and difficulty performing daily activities lasting longer than one year. The key differentiator that defines prolonged grief disorder is how disabling and persistent it is. Whether or not your grief feels typical or disordered it is helpful to have someone to process it with. Call today to learn more.
