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The Danger of Denial: How Avoiding Your Grief Can Impede Emotional Healing

July 22, 2009 – 5:23 am

In The Phantom of the Opera, Erik (the “phantom”) wears a mask to cover the scars that disfigure him- scars incurred by an accident that occurred in years past. Much like the Phantom, many people wear an emotional mask to cover the emotional scars of grief, in some cases, scars that lurk beneath the surface [...]

By Keith Manning | Posted in Coping With Grief, Denial, Stages Of Grief | Also tagged alleviation, avoidance, deal with grief, dealing with grief, grief, loss, shock, Stages Of Grief, substance abuse, trauma | Comments (4)

Grief Depression: Coping With The Stages Of Grief

July 9, 2009 – 2:28 pm

Grief depression (not to be confused with clinical depression) is a healthy and natural response to the loss of a loved one. As you are a unique person, you will experience grief and depression in your own unique way. However, you must also be sure that you are dealing with grief in a healthy way. [...]

By Keith Manning | Posted in Coping With Grief, Grief And Depression, Stages Of Grief | Also tagged acceptance, anger, bargaining, bereavement, bereavement counselor, clinical depression, Coping With Grief, dealing with grief, depression, grief counselor, grief depression, grief related depression, Kubler-Ross, Stages Of Grief, trauma | Comments (3)