Anticipatory grief is a term that might seem confusing at first. If you have not heard of it before, it might even seem dumb or made up.
Who in their right mind feels grief before something terrible happens? Well, the answer to that question is simple. Everyone has experienced or will experience grief, even if there’s seemingly no reason to.
Grieving is complex and usually involves a great deal of anxiety. So, to feel grief in anticipation of a loss is expected. Anticipatory grief is nothing but the brain’s way of coping with the possibility of an impending loss.
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