Caregiving and the Power of Anticipatory Grief | The Grief Toolbox

Caregiving and the Power of Anticipatory Grief | The Grief Toolbox: "Family caregivers can become so involved in daily tasks that they overlook anticipatory grief. Indeed, they may not even know they are experiencing it. Anticipatory grief—a feeling of loss before a death or dreaded event occurs—is really powerful, more powerful than many people realize.

You may be going through anticipatory grief now. If you are a family caregiver you face a triple challenge—caring for your loved one, caring for yourself, and coping with anticipatory grief. What makes anticipatory grief so powerful?

First, your thoughts jump around from past, to present, to future. You may do this again and again. It’s enough to make you think you’re going crazy.

With anticipatory grief every day is a day of uncompleted loss. This continues until your loved one, friend, or pet dies."



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