Postmodern Grief Theory

When discussing grief and loss one thing that is over looked, is a parent’s grief when their child is diagnosed with a mental illness. I believe parents go through the same grief cycle for their “ideal” child as a parent who loses a child. It transcends across all diagnosis and impacts each family differently. The schools are impacted by this loss because they are usually the baring of bad news. When a child is diagnosed this may bring multiple feelings, some might deny that a problem exist where as other are happy to be closer to a solution. Parents who struggle handling their child’s behavior, or medical needs tend to find relief when their child’s diagnosis has been identified.
The stages of grief affect everyone differently as reflected in the postmodern grief theory. The lack of symthpy for parents and family members may also cause a secondary impact on the grief cycle. One may assume that since the family is not experiencing psychical loss that they should not mourn, that assumption is incorrect. Situations bring different results for each individual and the definition of loss is different for everyone. One may be able to accept their adversity quicker than others and some may choose to dwell on accepting the change in their life. According to the classical grief theory one has to complete the …show more content…
He stated that this is normal for people living in his community so his reaction to grief was different from someone who lives in a different community. When relating that to loss associate with mental illness one can ask those same questions. Would someone who came from a family with other mental illness accept a new diagnosis for their child more than someone who has not faced that situation? Do we react differently depending on the frequency of the situation? I would think yes. Being that we are desensitized to situation based on our