STUCK
STUCK: There are places inside the grief journey where one can find themselves getting stuck. Perhaps someone who cares about you will bring into your awareness that you are stuck. Getting stuck can happen, especially in places like guilt (unbearable guilt at what did or didn’t happen); depression (overriding sadness that takes over your life); anxiety (anxious behavior displaying inability to cope with daily life); anger (extreme hostility about the circumstances of the loved one’s death); obsession (can’t think or focus on anything but the deceased or situation); sleeplessness (extreme exhaustion caused by inability to sleep); suicidal ideation (wishing you were dead or thinking about harming oneself); prolonged grief (outside the normal range of time to grieve, i.e. 2-4 years; extreme grief (overwhelming sadness long after the death); addiction (turning to alcohol, drugs or other addicting behaviors to emotionally cope with loss); risk-taking behavior (going outside...