How is complicated grief defined? Lost mom to brain cancer abt 9 yrs ago & still have occasional sad times as a result. Is that a normal response?

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What is best way to deal with grief?

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What can be done about extreme grief?

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How can I eat properly when your experiencing bad grief?

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Everything seems so confusing and difficult at the moment. When will grief from death of my husband end?

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I am actually in crisis right now as I have gone through a lot of grief and loss recently and am in deep despair?

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A 37-year-old member asked:

How can I get over grief?

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A 46-year-old member asked:

How can I get over grief and loss?

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A 51-year-old female asked:

How do I overcome feeling deep grief?

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A 30-year-old member asked:

What are some ways to cope with grief/loss?

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A 46-year-old member asked:

How to cope with intense grief and bereavement?

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How can grief of a death influences a child's social development?

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My significant other is dealing with grief very harshly. How can I help them?

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A 29-year-old member asked:

How does grief from a death in the family affect a child's social development?

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What is the best way to treat a client with unresolved grief over the loss of their child?

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A 27-year-old female asked:

What exactly is unresolved grief and what are the symptoms? Best ways to manage/cope with it?

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A 47-year-old female asked:

Why won't grief and yearning go away . I now am feeling so alone with the guilt of seeing doctors , I know I don't deserve . ?

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A 23-year-old female asked:

Stages of grief when dealing with a suicude of a loved one ? My best friends husband commited suicide on 10/1/12. She's shutting me out per say.

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A 32-year-old member asked:

Can you have grief induced allergies?

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A 34-year-old member asked:

I recently miscarried - how do I get over the grief?

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Advice? When counseling children in grief of loss what are the precautions to take?

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A female asked:

I took 5 mg Valium & 50 mg benedryl together. Will I be ok ? I just lost my dog & the grief is unreal.

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A 23-year-old male asked:

I lost a lot of weight rapidly last year due to grief and stress/not eating. I'm half the size i used to be, how can i start to gain weight healthily?

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A 31-year-old female asked:

I am not yelling yhem because Ive had 6 months of clean samples and it wa a 1 off and u get so much grief 4 it ? Its sent to lab so they test everything so will it dhow up with that ?

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A 43-year-old female asked:

What to do for depression anxiety and grief?

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A 21-year-old female asked:

Will emotional numbness caused by grief go away on its own?

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A 32-year-old member asked:

Is the cna supportive through the grief process for a dementia patient?

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A 43-year-old female asked:

Dealing with grief is there an over-the-counter medicine. I have a hard time crying too much.

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A 46-year-old female asked:

Is it true anorexia when you lose weight and restrict food because you believe that you are a bad person for and the burden you place on during grief?

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A 33-year-old member asked:

Is there such a thing as a pediatric oncology grief counselor?

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Very common	Extremely rare	Very rare	Rare	Common	Very common
Baby0-2		Very rare
Preteen6-13			Rare
Teenager14-18
Young adult19-40
Middle-aged adult41-60				Common

Grief reaction

Medium-term (lasts weeks to months)

Very common

Very common

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