,AGE ( ,GRIEF 

,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,JOHN ,Z]ZAN 

,TEXT 3 

,A P]VASIVE S5SE ( LOSS & UNEASE 5VELOPS US1 A CULTURAL SADNESS ?AT CAN JU/LY BE COMP>$ TO ! 9DIVIDUAL :O SUFF]S A P]SONAL B]EAVEM5T4 

,A HYP]-TE*NOLOGIZ$ LATE CAPITALISM IS /EADILY EFFAC+ ! LIV+ TEXTURE ( EXI/5CE1 AS ! WORLD'S BIGGE/ DIE-(F 9 #e MILLION YE>S PROCE$S APACE3 #e1 PLANT & ANIMAL SPECIES DISAPPE> EA* YE> 7,WORLD ,WILDLIFE ,FUND1 #a#i#i#f74 

,\R GRIEV+ TAKES ! =M ( PO/MOD]N EXHAU/ION1 ) ITS WA/+ DIET ( AN ANXI\S1 EV]-%IFT+ RELATIVISM1 & ?AT ATTA*M5T TO SURFACE ?AT FE>S CONNECT+ ) ! FACT ( /AGG]+ LOSS4 ,! FATAL EMPT9ESS ( IRONIZ$ CONSUM]ISM IS M>K$ BY A LOSS ( 5]GY1 DIFFICULTY 9 CONC5TRAT+1 FEEL+S ( APA?Y1 SOCIAL )DRAWAL2 PRECISELY ?OSE 5UM]AT$ 9 ! PSY*OLOGICAL LIT]ATURE ( M\RN+4 

,! FALSITY ( PO/MOD]NISM CONSI/S 9 ITS D5IAL ( LOSS1 ! REFUSAL TO M\RN4 ,DEVOID ( HOPE OR VISION = ! FUTURE1 ! REIGN+ ZEITGEI/ ALSO CUTS (F1 V]Y EXPLICITLY1 AN UND]/&+ ( :AT HAS HAPP5$ & :Y4 ,!RE IS A BAN ON ?9K+ AB\T ORIG9S1 :I* IS COMPANION TO AN 9SI/5CE ON ! SUP]FICIAL1 ! FLEET+1 ! UNGR\ND$4 

,P>ALLELS BETWE5 9DIVIDUAL GRIEF & A DESOLATE1 GRIEV+ COMMON SPH]E >E (T5 /RIK+4 ,CONSID] ! FOLL[+ FROM !RAPI/ ,K5NE? ,DOKA 7#a#i#h#i73 0,DIS5FRAN*IZ$ GRIEF CAN BE DEF9$ AS ! GRIEF ?AT P]SONS EXP]I5CE :5 !Y 9CUR A LOSS ?AT IS NOT OR CANNOT BE OP5LY ACKN[L$G$1 PUBLICLY M\RN$1 OR SOCIALLY SUPPORT$40 ,D5IAL ON AN 9DIVIDUAL LEVEL PROVIDES AN 9ESCAPABLE METAPHOR = D5IAL AT L>GE2 P]SONAL D5IAL1 SO (T5 ?OR\<LY UND]/&ABLE1 9TRODUCES ! QUE/ION ( REFUSAL TO COME TO GRIPS ) ! CRISIS OCCURR+ AT EV]Y LEVEL4 

,U%]+ 9 ! MILL5NIUM >E VOICES :OSE TRADEM>K IS OPPOSITION TO N>RATIVE ITSELF1 ESCAPE FROM ANY K9D ( CLOSURE4 ,! MOD]NI/ PROJECT AT LEA/ MADE ROOM = ! APOCALYPTIC2 N[ WE >E EXPECT$ TO HOV] =EV] 9 A WORLD ( SURFACES & SIMULATION ?AT 5SURE ! 0]ASURE0 ( ! REAL WORLD & ! DISP]SAL ( BO? ! SELF & ! SOCIAL4 ,BAUDRILL>D IS ( C\RSE EMBLEMATIC ( ! 05D ( ! 5D10 BAS$ ON HIS PREFIGUR$ 0EXT]M9ATION ( MEAN+40 

,WE MAY TURN AGA9 TO ! PSY*OLOGICAL LIT]ATURE = APT DESCRIPTION4 ,DEUTS* 7#a#i#c#g7 EXAM9$ ! ABS5CE ( EXPRESSIONS ( GRIEF ?AT OCCUR FOLL[+ SOME B]EAVEM5TS & CONSID]$ ?IS A DEF5SIVE ATTEMPT ( ! EGO TO PRES]VE ITSELF 9 ! FACE ( OV]:ELM+ ANXIETY4 ,F5I*EL 7#a#i#d#e7 OBS]V$ ?AT GRIEF IS AT FIR/ EXP]I5C$ ONLY 9 V]Y SMALL DOSES2 IF IT W]E RELEAS$ FULL-/R5G?1 ! SUBJECT W\LD FEEL OV]:ELM+ DESPAIR4 ,SIMIL>LY1 ,GRIMSPOON 7#a#i#f#d7 NOT$ ?AT 0PEOPLE CANNOT RISK BE+ OV]:ELM$ BY ! ANXIETY :I* MI<T ACCOMPANY A FULL COGNITIVE & AFFECTIVE GRASP ( ! PRES5T WORLD SITUATION & ITS IMPLICATIONS = ! FUTURE40 

,) !SE C\NSELS & CAUTIONS 9 M9D1 IT IS NONE!LESS OBVI\S ?AT LOSS MU/ BE FAC$4 ,ALL ! MORE SO 9 ! REALM ( SOCIAL EXI/5CE1 :]E 9 DI/9CTION TO1 SAY1 ! DEA? ( A LOV$ ONE1 A CRISIS ( MONUM5TAL PROPORTIONS MI<T BE TURN$ T[>D A TRANS=MATIVE SOLUTION1 IF NO LONG] D5I$4 ,REPRESSION1 MO/ CLE>LY & PRES5TLY PRACTIC$ VIA PO/MOD]N FRAGM5TATION & SUP]FICIALITY4 DOES NOT EXT+UI% ! PROBLEM4 0,! REPRESS$10 ACCORD+ TO ,BOLLAS 7#a#i#i#e7 0SIGNIFIES ! PRES]V$3 HIDD5 AWAY 9 ! ORGANIZ$ T5SIONS ( ! UNCONSCI\S1 WI%ES & !IR MEMORIES >E CEASELESSLY /RUGGL+ TO F9D SOME WAY 9TO GRATIFICATION 9 ! PRES5T -- DESIRE REFUTES ANNIHILATION40 

,GRIEF IS ! ?W>T+ & DEAD5+ ( DESIRE & V]Y MU* RESEMBLES DEPRESSION2 9 FACT1 MANY DEPRESSIONS >E PRECIPITAT$ BY LOSSES 7,KL]MAN1 #a#i#h#a74 ,BO? GRIEF & DEPRESSION MAY HAVE ANG] AT !IR ROOT2 CONSID]1 = EXAMPLE1 ! CULTURAL ASSOCIATION ( BLACK ) GRIEF & M\RN+ & ) ANG]1 AS 9 0BLACK RAGE40 

,TRADITIONALLY1 GRIEF HAS BE5 SE5 AS GIV+ RISE TO CANC]4 ,A CONTEMPOR>Y V>IATION ON ?IS !SIS IS ,NORMAN ,MAIL]'S NOTION ?AT CANC] IS ! UNHEAL?9ESS ( A D]ANG$ SOCIETY1 TURN$ 9W>D1 BRIDG+ ! P]SONAL & PUBLIC SPH]ES4 ,AGA91 A LIKELY CONNECTION AMONG GRIEF1 DEPRESSION1 & ANG] -- & TE/IMONY1 ,I ?9K1 TO MASSIVE REPRESSION4 ,SIGNS AB\ND CONC]N+ WEAK5+ IMMUNE DEF5SES2 ALONG ) 9CREAS+ MAT]IAL TOX9S1 !RE SEEMS TO BE A RIS+ LEVEL ( GRIEF & ITS CONCOMITANTS4 ,:5 MEAN+ & DESIRE >E TOO PA9FUL1 TOO UNPROMIS+ TO ADMIT OR PURSUE1 ! ACCUMULAT+ RESULTS ONLY ADD TO ! CATA/ROPHE N[ UNFOLD+4 

,TO LOOK AT N>CISSISM1 TODAY'S BELLWE!R PR(ILE ( *>ACT]1 IS TO SEE SUFF]+ AS AN 5SEMBLE ( MORE & MORE CLOSELY RELAT$ ASPECTS4 ,LAS* 7#a#i#g#i7 WROTE ( SU* *>ACT]I/IC TRAITS ( ! N>CISSI/IC P]SONALITY AS AN 9ABILITY TO FEEL1 PROTECTIVE %ALL[NESS1 9CREAS$ REPRESS$ HO/ILITY1 & A S5SE ( UNREALITY & EMPT9ESS4 ,?US1 N>CISSISM TOO C\LD BE SUBSUM$ UND] ! HEAD+ ( GRIEF1 & ! L>G] SUGGE/ION >ISES ) P]HAPS GREAT] =CE3 !RE IS SOME?+ PR(\NDLY WRONG1 SOME?+ AT ! HE>T ( ALL ?IS SORR[1 H[EV] MU* IT IS COMMONLY LABEL$ UND] V>I\S SEP>ATE CATEGORIES4 

,9 A #aiag EXPLORATION1 0,M\RN+ & ,MELAN*OLIA10 A PUZZL$ ,FREUD ASK$ :Y ! MEMORY ( 0EA* S+LE ONE ( ! MEMORIES & HOPES0 ?AT IS CONNECT$ TO ! LO/ LOV$ ONE 0%\LD BE SO EXTRAORD9>ILY PA9FUL40 ,BUT TE>S ( GRIEF1 IT IS SAID1 >E AT BASE TE>S = ONESELF4 ,! 9T5SE SORR[ AT A P]SONAL LOSS1 TRAGIC & DIFFICULT AS IT MO/ C]TA9LY IS1 MAY BE 9 SOME WAY ALSO A VULN]ABILITY TO SORR[ OV] A MORE G5]AL1 TRANS-SPECIES LOSS4 

,WALT] ,B5JAM9 WROTE HIS 0,!SES ON ,HI/ORY0 A FEW MON?S BE=E HIS PREMATURE DEA? 9 #aid AT A SEAL$ FRONTI] ?AT PREV5T$ ESCAPE FROM ! ,NAZIS4 ,BREAK+ ! CON/RA9TS ( M>XISM & LIT]>9ESS1 ,B5JAM9 A*IEV$ A HI< PO9T ( CRITICAL ?9K+4 ,HE SAW ?AT CIVILIZATION1 FROM ITS ORIG91 IS ?AT /ORM EVACUAT+ ,$51 SAW ?AT PROGRESS IS AN S+LE1 ONGO+ CATA/ROPHE4 

,ALI5ATION & ANGUI% W]E ONCE L>GELY1 IF NOT 5TIRELY1 UNKN[N4 ,TODAY ! RATE ( S]I\S DEPRESSION1 = EXAMPLE1 D\BLES R\<LY EV]Y T5 YE>S 9 ! DEVELOP$ NATIONS 7,WRI<T1 #a#i#i#e74 

,AS ,PET] ,HOMANS 7#a#i#h#d7 PUT IT V]Y ABLY1 0,M\RN+ DOES NOT DE/ROY ! PA/ -- IT REOP5S RELATIONS ) IT & ) ! COMMUNITIES ( ! PA/40 ,AU!NTIC GRIEV+ POSES ! OPPORTUNITY TO UND]/& :AT HAS BE5 LO/ & :Y1 ALSO TO DEM& ! RECOV]Y ( AN 9NOC5T /ATE ( BE+1 :]E9 NE$LESS LOSS IS BANI%$4 

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