Since 1961, Monti-Rago Funeral Home has helped families to mourn the loss of their loved ones. Monti-Rago Funeral Home provides not only a comforting place to say goodbye, but also grief support services to address the emotional struggles that follow a death.
When someone dies, his or her loved ones naturally grieve the passing. Sadness, tearfulness, longing, and other difficult emotions are all common and expected. For most people, these symptoms become less intense with time, and the person learns to live in the world without the deceased.
In 10 percent to 20 percent of cases, however, feelings of grief not only persist but worsen. Instead of processing the loss and integrating the memories of the deceased person into the present moment, the person experiencing complicated grief will dwell on those memories at the expense of fully living. Life without the deceased feels meaningless, and memories of the past are filled with an irreconcilable yearning.
A person with complicated grief cannot seem to progress beyond these feelings, which remain intense six months after the death and endure for at least six months longer. They may think or talk about the deceased person constantly, often to the degree that it becomes an addiction. In fact, early research into complicated grief shows that reminiscing about the deceased activates the reward centers in the brain that are responsible for addictive behavior.
Because perseverating on the death activates these reward centers, therapeutic interventions are necessary to break the cycle of grief. The appropriate interventions can help the bereaved person to change his or her thought patterns, accept the loss, and find meaning in its resolution.
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