Title: The Columbia Center for Complicated Grief
Headings: 
Research. Training. Collaboration. Compassion.
Defining Grief
Grief and Adapting to Loss
Examples of grief “stuck points” that derail adaptation
Thoughts and Feelings
Behaviors

Content: instead, they often focus on things that increase emotional activation. Behaviors are typically related to avoiding reminders of the loss and/or escaping from the painful reality. A bereaved person may try to feel close to the person who died through sensory stimulation and day dreaming about being with them – looking at pictures, listening to their voice, smelling their clothes, trying to recall what it was like to be together. Bereaved people are often inclined to avoid places, people or activities that hold reminders of the person who died. These behaviors are problematic when they become the only way of managing painful emotions. Regular routines including adequate sleep, nourishing meals, adequate exercise and social contacts may be disrupted, making emotions more difficult to manage.