
Thomas Merton
Day of a Stranger,
Thomas Merton Reader, p. 431


Furthermore, grief is a very individualistic experience that can be very different for each loss we encounter and can be different from one person to another for the same loss. Since grief is so individualistic, it is also important to remember that what might be appropriate for one person may not be so for someone else. A large majority of losses lead to normal, healthy grief, but there can be some times when a loss leads to extreme, complicated grief that requires professional therapy to address it thoroughly. Complicated grief is another topic.