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Understanding Grief ›
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Understanding grief ›
- Truths about grief
- What grief looks and feels like
- Common challenges with grief
- Grieving before the loss
- Ideas for living with loss
- Grief triggers
- How long grief lasts
- How the loss affects families and others
- When life starts to get better
- Special dates
- Rituals, funerals, and memorials
- Do I need more help?
- Prolonged grief
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Grief, roles, and identity ›
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Grieving a Death ›
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Your relationship ›
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The situation ›
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Non-death Loss ›
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Supporting Someone ›
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Professionals & Volunteers ›
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Resources & More ›
How long grief lasts
Grief can make day to day life especially challenging and we naturally wonder when and if our grief will ever end. As you are learning new ways to navigate life after loss, it may be a relief to know that there is no ‘right’ or universal timeline for grief and that for many people it never completely goes away.
Though our grief tends to ease or soften with care and time, there may be times when it is especially painful many months or even years later. Just as you will continue to think and feel about who or what you’ve lost, you will also continue to grieve. These thoughts and feelings are usually less present and disruptive on a daily basis, but we carry them with us, just as we carry who or what we’ve lost.
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Resources
Discusses the common idea that grief should only last a set period of time before you move on, and how this is not the case. Offers suggestions on how to deal with the feeling that your grief has gone ... Read more
Discusses the common idea that grief should only last a set period of time before you move on, and how this is not the case. Offers suggestions on how to deal with the feeling that your grief has gone ... Read more
