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Article: There's a place in grief for anger Refusing to acknowledge those feelings, or misdirectiong them can block the mourning process, psychologists say.
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
- Article date:
- September 15, 1997
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When the brother of Princess Diana lashed out in eloquent anger
against the press and the royal family as millions watched her
funeral service, some observers applauded -- but others recoiled.
To some, it seemed, the controlled rage he voiced as he described
Diana as "the most hunted person of the modern age" seemed out of
place for someone deep in grief and mourning.
But specialists who study the process of bereavement say Charles
Spencer's anger was a natural and appropriate response, and the
inability to acknowledge and express such feelings of fury can even
stand in the way of resolving the grief at losing a loved one.
"Anger is certainly a normal response to loss. It's a response to ...