The following paragraph succinctly lists the tasks one must
accomplish in the process of mourning:
William Worden has described 'the four tasks of mourning' facing a bereaved person as being:
1. To accept the reality of the loss.
2. To experience the pain of grief.
3. To adjust to the new situation (life without the deceased).
4. To withdraw emotional energy from the loss and to put it into a new relationship or situation.
Above article posted with permission of Josefine Speyer, jspeyer@connectfree.co.uk. For further articles and information relating to the emotional support of the terminally ill, see http://www.befriending.net
This article cannot be reproduced without permission of Ms. Speyer.
return to home page or, return to life transitions page