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COMPLICATED GRIEF
In days gone by, it was not uncommon to refer to a broken heart. Plays and novels spoke of grief so severe that people died of it. Today, this notion is considered passe. Instead, psychologists speak of "complicated grief' or “traumatic grief," which goes beyond the grief that people normally feel. It may involve intense yearning for the lost person and periods of weeping. It may last many months. Though it often resembles depressive illness, it does not usually respond to antidepressive medication. It can have devastating effects on health. In some people, particularly those who have lost a spouse or loved one to war and violence, grief may even progress to post-traumatic stress syndrome. This disorder requires professional treatment Grief is a normal process of dealing with loss, but the experience of grief is anything but usual for each of us. At the MOSER FUNERAL HOME, 233 Broadview Ave.. Warrenton. we know that grief can take many forms, and we are patient w ith the intensity of emotions that it can bring up. Call us at 347-3431 to set up an appointment. And as she looked around, she saw how Death the consoler, laying his hand upon many a heart, had healed it forever. "
~ Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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