Good Grief

Grief following the lost of a loved one

Is a universally painful experience

That initially feel like it will last forever

Complicated grief

Also knowns as pathological or traumatic grief

Includes debilitating reoccurring kinds of painful emotions with intense yearning

Longing and searching for the deceased

And preoccupation with thoughts of the loved ones

Attachment is thought to activate reward pathways in the brain

Which may have addiction like properties

One explanation to the difference between complicated and non complicated grief

Is that reminders of the deceased may activate neural rewards