Ambiguous grief
Ambiguous grief is grieving over someone who is still alive.
Growing up as a Jehovah's witnesses, I have seen and experienced family breakdowns due to religious beliefs. Family members are expelled from the congregation for unrepentant sin.
2 John 1:1-13
"Do not receive him into your homes or say a greeting to him. For the one who says a greeting to him is a sharer in his wicked works."
Jehovah's witnesses are expected to not even acknowledge someone who is disfellowshipped. They see it as a test of their love for God and loyalty to the organisation.
Individuals can lose all of their family and friends in one moment. Their whole support system and family torn apart. This can cause ambiguous grief. It's traumatic and distressing.
How can you even begin to cope with ambiguous grief?
How can I cope with ambiguous loss?
Here's the thing about ambiguous loss, not having closure makes it difficult to grieve in a typical way. Of course, there is no right way to grieve. But there might be things that can help a great deal...
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