Ian was driving home from work one evening when he was suddenly killed in an automobile accident.  His wife came home to a mysteriously empty house that day- she heard a knock on their front door within minutes of her arrival home.  It was the police. Bertha was cooking dinner when she felt a massive pain in her chest.  Her son found her dead on her kitchen floor when he went over to visit her that evening. DEFINITIONS & KEY THOUGHTS Death is extremely difficult because it involves the very real and painful loss of a loved one. Responses to death vary greatly and are often different for each and every individual. The bereaved may ask questions like, “What was I thinking letting her go without me?”; “Why did I get so angry at him before he left the house?”; “What if...?”; and “Why…?” If death occurs suddenly it can result in a very complicated grieving process.  Such suddenness often arises feeling of anger, abandonment, and guilt. Various theorist have described that several … [Read more...]