Tag: prolonged-grief

Prolonged grief disorder, sometimes called complicated grief, is a recognized clinical condition in which grief remains severely disabling well beyond what most people experience, persisting at high intensity for a year or more after the loss. Suicide loss survivors are among the populations most vulnerable to prolonged grief, in part because of the traumatic nature of the loss and in part because of the unique psychological burden of unanswerable questions and self-blame that so often accompanies it. The posts in this collection explain what prolonged grief actually is, how it differs from ordinary grief, how to recognize the signs in yourself or someone you love, and what evidence-based treatments are available. If you are struggling to find your footing long after your loss, you are not failing at grief. You may simply need a different kind of support.