Status Updates From Sibling Grief: Healing Afte...

“Society in general does not acknowledge the pain of losing a sibling and has unrealistic ideas about how long sibling grief lasts.”

“Some of us are afraid to feel painful feelings and put up psychological defense mechanisms to keep the pain away.”

“Delayed mourning is caused by … fear of emotion … the grieving sibling may become empty inside and clinically depressed … surviving siblings need to confront their own sadness and pain, own it, and feel it deeply … often time the grieving individual buries his or her feelings.”