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complicated grief

Complicated grief is a prolonged, intensely distressing grief response that keeps a person stuck and unable to resume life.

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When emotions become serious and loss of motivation

When emotions become serious and loss of motivation

What serious emotional change can look like in pregnancy Some emotional fluctuation is common in pregnancy, but serious change usually has a different quality: it is persistent, disruptive, and hard to shake. Instead of brief tears or a rough day, there may be a steady sense of dread, numbness, hopelessness, or a heavy persistent low […]