More Examples

In the world in which we live, most people equate grief with two significant events, death and the end of a significant relationship, (divorce).  Maybe you have experienced one or both of these life significant losses, the death of someone whom you love deeply, or the termination of a relationship with someone whom you shared hopes, dreams and expectations. Both of these losses can cause us significant grief.  Although these are the the ones most of us think of, there are numerous other  life experiences that cause us great sorrow that we fail to think of a s significant.  When we fail to process the emotions resulting from such loss, the unresolved negative emotions remain present but dormant. Loss doesn’t have to be recent or  acknowledged by others to still cause us pain.

Listed here in no particular order is some examples major loss:  
Loss of financial security 
Pet loss 
Inability to conceive 
Loss of important friendships 
Loss of health 
Children leaving home 
Loss of looks 
Loss of vibrancy (Aging) 
Loss of Social Status 
End of Pregnancy (Miscarriage and Abortion) 
Moving 
Imprisonment 
Loss of independence 
Loss of Employment position 
Infant mortality 
Loss of Religious identification 

The reason for listing the above examples randomly is because what is significant to one person may not be  significant to  someone else.  Loss is personal that way.
Many of us have experienced several of the losses to a greater or lesser degree at some point in our lives. A review of this list can help us recall loss experiences in our own lives.

What are some of the losses you have experienced? Does significant grief still remain unresolved?

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