Grief: Coping With Grief: Why Is It Important To Grieve

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Why is it important to grieve?

The grieving process is the only way to work through your loss. Successfully dealing with your feelings helps you adjust to your loss, eventually stop yearning for what you have lost, and return to your normal daily activities. Grieving a major loss may help you grow emotionally. You may learn something new about yourself. For example, you may learn that you have more inner strength than you thought you had.

You may try to avoid or postpone the grieving process. This might prolong the grieving process or cause you to develop other conditions, such as depression, anxiety, or physical illness.

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Last updated:	November 12, 2007
Author:	Jeannette Curtis
Reviewed By:	Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Sidney Zisook, MD - Psychiatry
Editors:	Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Pat Truman, MATC