Midrange Chronic Sorrow

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In this article, the writer discusses the aspect of loss and notes that different people react to loss in different ways. The writer explains that in some cases, people may experience chronic sorrow. The writer further points out that such sorrow known as midrange chronic sorrow can become a part of a person's life.

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"The concept of loss affects individuals in varying ways. For some individuals that experience what they believe to be catastrophic loss, chronic sorrow may occur. The chronic sorrow becomes part of the individual's life, and it has the ability to gain in intensity as factors associated with the loss are presented periodically. While there may be some within the social order that believe that individuals are entitled to a customary period of mourning when such loss occurs, midrange chronic sorrow demonstrates that grief has no time frame for recovery."

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