Newly Widowed, Now Socially Awkward: Facing Interpersonal Challenges After Loss
Eileen L Cooley Ph D
Häftad
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As a new widow, I expected profound sadness, but was thrown off-guard by changing relationships and unexpected social awkwardness.
I was upset with well-meaning people who:
- offered "words of wisdom"
- compared their prior losses to mine
- introduced me as a widow before I was ready
- failed to include me
- assumed I'd be back on my feet after a year
I was upset with myself for:
- seeking too much sympathy
- asking for help too often
- responding unhappily to invitations
- telling my story of loss to strangers
- sharing the worst side of me with my closest friends
In 45 essays, two voices describe the social challenges I encountered. My personal voice is overwhelmed with grief and my changing identity while my voice as a psychologist attempts to identify "what I can do for myself" to cope and move on.
- Format: Häftad
- ISBN: 9780998477800
- Språk: Engelska
- Antal sidor: 218
- Utgivningsdatum: 2017-03-01
- Förlag: Eileen L Cooley