By Robert Firestone
Separation Theory integrates psychoanalytic and existential systems of thought by showing how early interpersonal pain, and separation anxiety and later death anxiety lead to the development of powerful psychological defenses.
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“For your husband, your illness may have made him acutely aware of not just your mortality, but also his own.”
You not calling, as a friend, can actually compound the grief and loss they are feeling. Just pick up the phone, even if you get it wrong, just have a conversation and do your best. Your friend with cancer is still the same person they were before.
This is written for the person with advanced cancer, but it can be helpful to the people who care for, love, and support this person, too.
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Some tips to help you nourish each other's hearts.
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The truth is that many of us just don’t know the right words to comfort someone who is dying.
They’re changing how we approach end-of-life care.