Word: griefs
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...Since a 1991 Supreme Court ruling, the government has been allowed to call victims and their relatives to share their grief during the sentencing phase of trials, to make the victim as real and present in the courtroom as the killer is. In the sentencing of Timothy McVeigh for the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, however, U.S. District Judge Richard Matsch asserted the right to bar any victim testimony that was too emotionally loaded: "The penalty phase hearing here cannot be turned into some type of a lynching," he said...
...characterization of our organization to be distressing. Room 13 does not exist to simply “serve students cookies and talk stuff out;” rather, our group consists of 30 student volunteers who are specifically trained to counsel individuals on such topics as sexual assault, suicide, grief, relationship difficulties, and, yes, even depression. Most importantly, Room 13 exists as a safe space for students to come down and talk about anything and everything that is on their minds without fear of being judged or lectured. We do not claim to be licensed therapists, but we are supervised...
...definition of depression. Depression is not simply feeling sad. Rather, it a feeling of deep sadness for a prolonged period of time. People may suffer from suicidal thoughts or even attempt suicide, or they may not. They may cry uncontrollably at times or they may keep their grief inside, feeling like they are ready to explode. They will not, however, get over sadness in a week...
This is not to say that people should live without any sadness or anxiety. When many mental health advocates speak or write, they seem to imply that their goal is a world free of grief and worry. Not only is this impossible, it’s undesirable. Imagine if you weren’t able to be sad at your grandmother’s funeral. Or think smaller. Imagine if you couldn’t feel down when the Red Sox lost. Life would be less enjoyable, worse, not better...
...friend of mine likes to say, “This isn’t Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood. This is the real world.” Sadness and anxiety are an inevitable and necessary part of life. But when the grief becomes overwhelming, when the bad mood lasts for weeks, it’s time to seek help. Depression can hit anyone, and there’s no shame in getting the help you need...