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: 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. It can lead to weight gain, hypertension and other lifestyle diseases, says Dr John. Some may take to binge eating or drinking to escape confronting negative feelings; this can also affect their health adversely. Whether it is a death of a loved one or a loss of a relationship, only you know the depth of your grief. Instead of bottling up your negative emotions, you should deal with it at the earliest.