A rare grief response where emotional and physical pain are suppressed.
Avoidance Behaviors: Replacement
As we experience grief, we need to be careful about moving too quickly to replace what we've lost.
Avoidance Behaviors: Minimizing
You believe he/she is in heaven. But you must still deal with grief on the "human side."
Telling their story
Why relating the story of your loved one is so important.
Avoidance Behaviors: Postponing / Displacing
"If I just don't think about it, it'll go away," isn't true and doesn't work.
Compassion can grow out of grieving
Bitter? Angry? Why me? Many people actually become more compassionate after a devastating loss.
I don't want a funeral
Funerals are extremely important in most cases, but there are exceptions.