S9E7 - How to Lose and Recover

How would you recover from a small or even large loss right now? Are you a good or bad loser? How does taking a loss affect your functional life? Have you ever had an ambiguous thought about something you couldn't control?

Ambiguous loss is a person's profound sense of loss and sadness that is not associated with a death of a loved one. It can be a loss of emotional connection when a person's physical presence remains, or when that emotional connection remains but a physical connection is lost. Often, there isn't a sense of closure.

In the 1970s, researcher Pauline Boss, PhD, came up with the term “ambiguous loss” to describe grief that has no definitive boundary or closure.

In doing so, this now renowned therapist and educator gave a name to a kind of unresolved loss that torments so many: The spouses of soldiers missing in action. Adult children longing for love from an emotionally detached parent. Immigrants homesick for the faces, sights, and smells of the lands they left behind.

Another type of grief called “anticipatory grief” can coexist with ambiguous loss and is often used interchangeably (both encompass feelings of sadness and a lack of certainty).

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