Why Is This So Hard?: 7 Factors Affecting Your Personal Experience of Grief

We've all been told, "There's no right or wrong way to grieve. It's different for everybody." But my gosh, it is very hard! The bounty of well-intended comments that are meant to comfort can feel more like salt in a wound, invalidating your anguish. Does the help you seek still come in the "traditional form"? Does it feel like a compassionate pat on the arm coupled with, "It will get better, I promise"? Does it seem like the enlightened ones are giving you sugarcoated tips on what you shoul...