Death is an unpleasant and unwelcome inevitability of life, and its presence makes us feel uncomfortable like little else can. Even the most talkative people struggle to find the right words for someone who is mourning the loss of a loved one. Hoping to provide some comfort to grievers, people of

Grief is the powerful, multifaceted, and often uncontrollable response that human beings experience following a personally painful or traumatic event. The movie P.S. I Love You depicted a realistic example of how grief strikes unexpectedly, and how people slowly accept life alongside a loss. The

Complicated grief is when the usual responses to the death and loss do not fade over time and can impair or prevent people from leading normal lives. The characteristics of complicated grief can include the symptoms above as well as; • Anger, irritation, or episodes of rage • An inability to focu

Normal grief is the natural and necessary way people respond to personally painful or traumatic events. As we follow Holly in the movie P.S. I Love You we watch her cry, memorialize her husband and become a recluse. Her close friends and mother keep calling and showing up. They encourage her to s