“Grief is characterized much more by waves of feeling that lessen and reoccur, it's less like stages and more like different states of feeling.” DifferentStatesFeelingsGriefStageWave Author:Meghan O'Rourke
“While I did a lot of research, I ended up feeling that the best way to write about grief was to describe it from the inside out - the show the strange intensities that come along with it, the peculiar thoughts, the longing for that past - all the strange moments of thinking you glimpse the dead person on the street, or in your dreams.” ThinkingWayWritingPersonsMomentsShowsFeelingsDreamPastGriefStreetsStrangeResearchLongingBest WayYour DreamsIntensityPeculiarGlimpse Author:Meghan O'Rourke
“Many researchers say the dominant emotion experienced after loss is yearning or searching. And while you might feel more anger early on, it's accompanied by a whole host of other feelings.” FeelsWholeFeelingsMightLossEmotionHostYearningDominantResearchers Author:Meghan O'Rourke
“But there is a discomfort that surrounds grief. It makes even the most well-intentioned people unsure of what to say. And so many of the freshly bereaved end up feeling even more alone.” PeopleWellsEndsFeelingsGriefSurroundDiscomfortUnsure Author:Meghan O'Rourke
