Grief & Loss Articles

PTSD 68 Years After an Event?

Sunday, March 23rd, 2008
Q. Post Traumatic Stress: Can a person be still suffering from PTS 68 years after the event? I was in a terrible accident in 1941 which took the lives of two people. I had many ... Read more... »

I feel like I’ve lost my brother.

Monday, October 8th, 2007
Hi, I'm 15, and I feel my brother has betrayed me. He started stealing things from our family and at first, I gave him the benefit of the doubt, but then he admitted to my ... Read more... »

My best friend died and I don’t know what to do.

Sunday, August 26th, 2007
Q: My best friend died last spring when a car hit her on her bike. I've known her since we were toddlers and her parents live across the street. I feel empty without her ... Read more... »

Fear of being abandoned

Thursday, August 23rd, 2007
Q. I am 23 years old and my mother is moving to Kansas. When I was ten I was adopted by my mom that I have now. She was the first one to show ... Read more... »

My sister miscarried and isn’t acting herself.

Sunday, August 19th, 2007
My sister is getting a divorce and it came out of nowhere, she had a miscarriage a couple of months ago and I think she is depressed. I know she is unhappy but I think ... Read more... »

my husband has shut down after the death of his mother

Saturday, August 4th, 2007
My mother in Law (whom i had a great close bond with) had a sudden heart attatck at the age of 53 when I was taking her to hospital. one and a half years has ... Read more... »

My boyfriend’s Mom has breast cancer

Monday, July 16th, 2007
My boyfriend has found out his mother has breast cancer. I am looking for advice on how to be supportive for him. I want to know what to say to him. I have never ... Read more... »

I’m dating the son of my mom’s boyfriend.

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007
I met my bf in the 7th grade when no one liked me, and my mom and his dad hadnt told us they were dating yet. i really liked him and he gave me more ... Read more... »

Fiancee depressed by death of both parents

Tuesday, June 19th, 2007
Both never married, I at 40+ yrs & my fiancee at 60+ yrs planned to marry in 4 mos. In the last 2 mos both of my fiancees parents died and my father had a ... Read more... »

Can depression be a cause of natural death ?

Sunday, June 17th, 2007
This question is bothering for an year and a half since my father's death. My father was a man committed to his family who has always been caring and loving. All of a sudden he ... Read more... »

I feel lonely when I’m with my family.

Sunday, June 10th, 2007
I'm 14. Lately I've felt really spaced out from my family and like i just want to get away. At school I'm just like any other kid. I have my "clique" and my ... Read more... »

Can obsessive compulsive disorder be linked with thoughts of death?

Sunday, May 20th, 2007
Q: For the past few weeks or so, I have been having obsessive thoughts about my boyfriend dying. These thoughts started when I had a dream about my dead grandmother, then the next day was ... Read more... »