Ambiguous Grief , misunderstood grief
I haven't written in this blog in forever , but I need to start writing again. Sharing my feelings in hopes that someone knew they weren't alone in their struggles always made me feel like it was worth it. If just one person understood , and knew that they weren't alone in this then my little blog was worth it. And honestly its a dying art , not many people blog anymore. So back to the subject in question Ambiguous grief , or “ambiguous loss.” is defined it as occurring when there is a physical absence with psychological presence (e.g., a loved one is physically missing or bodily gone) or when there is a psychological absence with a physical presence (e.g., Alzheimer’s and other dementias). A mbiguous loss differs from ordinary loss in that there is no verification of death or no certainty that the person will come back or return to the way they used to be.” This was coined or first brought to attention by Dr. Pauline Boss in the 1970's who is a family the...