#pet-grief
#pet-grief

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Psychology says people who grieve a pet more intensely than they've grieved some relatives aren't being dramatic - the bond activates these 6 attachment pathways that human relationships often can't access, and the grief is unfiltered because the love was - Silicon Canals

Pet grief is psychologically valid because animals provide uncomplicated love and constant presence that human relationships often cannot match.

fromSilicon Canals

2 months ago

Psychology says people who grieve a pet more intensely than they've grieved some relatives aren't being dramatic - the bond activates these 7 attachment pathways that human relationships often can't access, and the grief is unfiltered because the love was - Silicon Canals

The bond we form with our pets activates specific attachment pathways that human relationships often can't access, creating a grief that hits differently-not because we love our relatives less, but because the love we share with animals exists in its purest, most uncomplicated form.

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fromwww.theguardian.com

4 months ago

Tell us: how were you affected by grief over a pet?

Grief after pet death can be chronic and severe, with symptoms matching prolonged grief disorder similarly experienced after human loss.

fromIndependent

6 months ago

Pet grief: The house seemed eerily empty and for a long time afterwards, we thought we could hear him scratch at the door

An old English Sheepdog, Douglas became a major, beloved part of the Horan family - when he passed away, they were heartbroken...