Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted. (Matthew 5.4)

The mission of Grief Loss & Recovery is to offer emotional support, friendship & provide a safe haven for bereaved persons to share their grief.

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Our goal is to bring people together around the issues of addictions by providing concise, up-to-date information and a meeting place for patients, their friends and families, and professionals who offer pathways to recovery. www.psyweb.com

Participate in a Research Study

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If you have experienced the death of a loved one in the past ten years and are over eighteen years old, we invite you to participate in a brief online study of the ways that individuals make sense of and find meaning in loss. All participants will be entered in a raffle to win one of two $50 gift certificates to Amazon.com.

Your participation will contribute to a better understanding of grief and loss. The researchers, Dr. Brian Vandenberg, and Rachel Hibberd, are most grateful for your time and help in completing the study. If you have any questions, please e-mail rhibberd@umsl.edu. The study has been approved by the Institutional Review board of the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

 

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Book Corner

Butterbean [Paperback]

51SgWG-U3rL._SL160_AA160_Butterbean is a compassionate allegory of two parents' heart-wrenching loss of their unborn child. It's honest yet hopeful message is sure to give comfort to anyone who has experienced the loss of a loved one.

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Funeral Wreaths

Anxiety & Depression

Mar312011
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Rhonda R Crum

Rhonda-R-Crum_849879Research on depression and bee venom therapy shows promise for those suffering from situational depression. "The toxin apamin, found in the venom of honey bees might hold the key to alleviating symptoms of certain disorders because of its ability to block the release of potassium from the nerves."

 
Jan142011
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Tiffany Sanchez

It is normal to grieve over loss especially when it is associated with the loss of a loved one or something dear to you. Losing someone is common to us and at one point in our lives we will have to deal with grief. If someone you know is suffering through grief, then the following are tips on how you can help him go through and help him cope.

   
Oct272010
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Harjinder Singh Sandhu

In life we come face to face with all kinds of experiences and matters. Some are strange, weird and seem to be beyond the worldly and inexplicable. These phenomenon raise our curiosity but they remain un-discussed. They are rarely taken any serious note of and yet they keep teasing the logic tending to hide the mystery behind them.

   
Aug192010
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Linda D Wilson

Linda-D-Wilson_645666Apparently, there are five stages in the grieving process, and it seems I've entered in to the fourth, and, by all accounts, the worst stage. Depression. All consuming, mind, body and soul destroying depression.

   
Aug172010
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Steve Wickham

Steve-Wickham_119803There may truly never be a better hope for those actually alone than the true Presence of God, though many have never known it or don't know how to get it right now in their moment of need. But this state of thriving alone is literally in the resting on the fact. We're all alone. And it is in this aloneness that we have our answer. The answer, believe it or not, trips us up because we skate straight over its obviousness.

   
Aug162010
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Steve Wickham

Steve-Wickham_119803Self-condemnation is a crude joke we will all play on ourselves. There is a much better and fairer way of approaching life.

   
Feb102008
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Richard MacKenzie

Depression is hell as it is been referred by many of the doctors and hypnosis therapists. There is no single reason for depression. Some of the symptoms of depression are a person feeling sad all the time for no proper reason. Low energy level or just being lazy and not doing your tasks. Things that you enjoyed the most you start hating, withdrawal from family and friends. Constant anger, frustration, not able to concentrate on work, all are symptoms. Weight loss or gain significantly, changing sleeping patterns, less sleep, waking up early and thoughts of suicide or death are some of the symptoms observed.

   
Jan012008
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Zinn Jeremiah

Depression is the most commonly occurring psychological problem in the United States, with several estimates putting the number of depressed people at roughly twenty percent of the US population. While this percentage may not seem extraordinarily large on its face, as a number it may add up to sixty million people, or one in every five US citizens. Common though it may be, depression often goes undiagnosed and many depressed people may not actually be aware of their condition, while other people may suspect that they're depressed but may not be entirely certain.

   
Dec112007
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Jeremiah Zinn
Depression and anxiety are distinct, and particularly common, emotional disorders. In fact, depression and anxiety are the two most common emotional disorder forms. While depression is unique from anxiety, it is not uncommon for depression and anxiety to overlap in persons having emotional disorders.
   
Dec062007
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Zinn Jeremiah
Depression is categorized as a psychological disorder, and that's a reasonable classification. Depression often manifests in a person's thinking. A depressed person will have a different perspective, a generally more pessimistic perspective, when considering life circumstances than a non-depressed person will. Depression, however, doesn't begin and end with a person's thinking.
   

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