Title: If you don't learn to deal with grief and loss, it can lead to depression or worse! | TheHealthSite.com
Headings: If you don’t learn to deal with grief and loss, it can lead to depression or worse!
If you don’t learn to deal with grief and loss, it can lead to depression or worse!
It is important to grieve the deal of a loved one or deal with loss the proper way says Dr Arun John. Find out why...
Why some people don t grieve
Self-blame
Acute depression
Anxiety
Lifestyle diseases

Content: Usually, people blame themselves for a week or two, but if the self-blame extends for more than one month, the person could need help. Acute depression
If the grieving process is not complete, the person could slip into acute depression, says Dr John. Depression sets in when the person does not deal with his or feelings of grief appropriately. It may not show initially, but if the problem is not dealt with at the earliest, it may spill into his personal life and work. Prolonged depression can also become a cause for other health and mental problems. Anxiety
According to Dr John, prolonged depression can also precipitate anxiety. When the loss is sudden or unexpected and if the person doesn t give enough time for grief, he can slip into a state of stress and anxiety. In the case of a loved one’s passing, the idea of having seen death at such close quarters makes the person think about his own mortality. Lifestyle diseases
It s a known fact that stress, anxiety and depression can have serious effects on your health in the long run. Repressed negative emotions like fear and sadness cause elevated levels of cortisol in the blood.