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Accelerated Resolution Therapy May Help Family Caregivers Cope With Complicated Grief
Caregivers and seniors may benefit from this little-known form of psychotherapy that targets the symptoms of prolonged grief and post-traumatic stress that can arise after a care recipient dies.
1 CommentHow to Engage in Self-Care While Grieving
Grief is an inescapable part of caregiving. We mourn an aging loved one’s physical and cognitive losses as they decline and eventually mourn their death. Self-care is vital to a caregiver’s physical and mental health throughout the grieving process.
4 Comments6 Myths About Grieving
When a loved one dies, society has certain expectations about the grieving process including how you should act and how long you should grieve. Explore 6 myths about grief and the grieving process.
7 CommentsWhat to Say to Someone Who Is Dying
It's hard to find the right words to comfort someone who is dying. Experts and experienced caregivers share their insights on what to say to someone who is terminally ill.
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Grief Questions
How am I supposed to accept what’s happened? She needed me and I failed her, how do I live with this?
10 AnswersDawn88 Answered Mar 17, 2024Is it wrong to hope someone dies?
920 AnswersOnthehill Replied Mar 17, 2024Coping with the inevitable.
5 AnswersDupedwife Answered Mar 15, 2024I am the only one helping my elderly widowed father.
24 AnswersDawn88 Answered Mar 13, 2024
Grief Discussions
Laying my burden down.
12 CommentsAlvaDeer Commented 14 hours agoUpdate to mom threatening me w/legal action.
9 CommentsIsthisrealyreal Commented Mar 10, 2024My brother died yesterday on February 13, 2024.
48 CommentsScampie1 Commented Mar 2, 2024Living after death. Mom died two weeks ago at 96. I want to share some lessons I learned.
19 CommentsMelissaRose Commented Mar 1, 2024
Grief Related Topics
- Alzheimer's & Dementia
- Care Decisions
- Burnout
- Cancer
- Cognitive Decline
- Dementia Behaviors
- Memory Loss
- Caregiving
- Signs of Dementia
- Aging in Place
- Severe Dementia
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Mild Dementia
- Moderate Dementia
- Sundowner's Syndrome
- Chemotherapy
- Area Agency on Aging
- Violent Behavior
- Prostate Cancer
- Early Onset Alzheimer's