4 Unexpected Types of Grief

Most people think of grief as a reaction to death. But there are many types of grief, including the loss of identity, loss of autonomy, loss of safety, and the loss of dreams or expectations. On this Reaction Reset, psychotherapist Mary Jo Rapini talks about these 4 types of hidden grief, and how important it is to take time to grieve what you feel and share that grief.

Mary Jo Rapini, MEd, LPC is a psychotherapist, specializing in intimacy, parenting, body image, and relationships.

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I am realizing that I suffered a cascading series of losses, of identity, of "home", of safety, of hopes and dreams, AND of autonomy, from about age 22 to age 27. I am now 39, and I was never "permitted", by myself, my family, my friends, or society in general, to be heartbroken over losses perceived to be my "fault". Besides, grief would take time and energy I was "supposed" to be using to "clean up my mess", so to speak. And no one died, so how could there be grief? But there is, and it HURTS. Thank you for validating grief over serious losses that aren't death!