Grief (Mourning)
"Mourning Well"
How much externalization do you need?
Summary
this can be very different from person to person, but there are patterns
Complicated Grief
Causes
mourning is destructive only when mixed with guilt, shame, helplessness
Accompanying Mourning / Grief
Terminology
Sorrow
Grief vs. Mourning
The Cambridge Dictionary does not make this distinction, however.
Mourning:
"great sadness felt because someone has died" (Cambridge Dictionary)
Grief:
"very great sadness, especially at the death of someone" (Cambridge Dictionary)
Some make the disctinction as follows:
Mourning
The shared, social response to loss.
The external expression of grief through ...
specific behaviors
sharing memories
rituals
...
for saying Goodbye
for remembrance
including funerals
Grief
a feeling of profound loss