Fireside Press, Sachbücher, The Grieving Teen: A Guide for Teenagers and Their Friends (Englisch, Helen Fitzgerald, 2000...

CONTENTSFOREWORD BY EARL A. GROLLMAN INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1: WHEN LIFE HANGS IN THE BALANCE 1. NOT KNOWING IF YOU WANT TO KNOW 2. REACTING TO THE NEWS 3. SHOULD YOU TELL YOUR FRIENDS? 4. SHOULD YOU TELL YOUR TEACHERS? 5. ARE YOU THE REAL PARENT? 6. YOUR SOCIAL LIFE 7. WHO ELSE CAN YOU TALK TO? 8. SUPPORT GROUPS 9. THE HOSPICE MOVEMENT10. FEELING SCARED11. HOSPITAL VISITS12. THE $64,000 QUESTION: AM I GOING TO DIE?13. HELPING YOUR SIBLINGS14. FEELING ANGRY15. SAYING GOOD-BYE16. SHOWING THAT YOU CARECHAPTER 2: WHEN DEATH COMES17. DISCOVERING THE BODY18. DO I WANT TO BE THERE WHEN HE DIES?19. WHAT HAPPENS NEXT?20. WHAT IS DEATH LIKE FOR THE DYING PERSON?21. WHAT DOES A DEAD BODY LOOK OR FEEL LIKE?22. WHY AM I SO WEAK AND JITTERY?23. WHEN DEATH IS SUDDEN24. HOW YOU FOUND OUT25. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED26. NO TIME TO SAY GOOD-BYE27. DO YOU WANT TO KNOW THE DETAILS?28. FLASHBACKS OR NIGHTMARES29. WHEN YOU CAN'T CRYCHAPTER 3: FUNERALS, FORMALITIES, AND FAREWELLS30. WHY DO WE HAVE FUNERALS?31. BUT WHAT IF IT HURTS TOO MUCH?32. HELPING YOURSELF BY GETTING INVOLVED33. THE VIEWING, VISITATION, OR WAKE34. SITTING SHIVA35. MEMORIAL SERVICES36. THE BURIAL SERVICE37. VISITING THE GRAVE38. CREMATION39. THE HEADSTONECHAPTER 4: UNDERSTANDING YOUR GRIEF40. WHAT IS GRIEF? WHAT IS MOURNING?41. HOW LONG IS GRIEF?42. AM I NORMAL?43. WHO AM I? I FEEL DIFFERENT44. I CAN'T SLEEP45. WHAT ABOUT DREAMS?46. I CAN'T EAT47. I CAN'T REMEMBER ANYTHING48. I CAN'T CONCENTRATE49. CLOSE CALLS WHILE DRIVING50. RESPONSES TO EXPECTED VERSUS SUDDEN DEATH51. YOUR RELATIONSHIP WILL AFFECT YOUR GRIEFCHAPTER 5: UNDERSTANDING YOUR FEELINGS52. SHOCK AND DISBELIEF53. DENIAL: I WON'T ACCEPT THIS54. ANGER: LIFE STINKS IT'S NOT FAIR55. GUILT AND REGRETS56. DEPRESSION: I AM TOO SAD TO MOVE57. I WANT TO DIE, TOO58. FEARS AND WORRIES: I HAVE SO MANY CONCERNS59. PHYSICAL SYMPTOMSCHAPTER 6: ON RESUMING YOUR LIFE60. HOW BEST TO ANNOUNCE THE NEWS61. YOUR FIRST DAY BACK62. YOUR GRADES63. YOUR HOMEWORK64. HELPING YOUR FRIENDS HELP YOU65. WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU SEE A COUNSELOR?66. MANAGING YOUR STRESSCHAPTER 7: WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE SO HARD?67. POSTPONING GRIEF68. REMINDERS OF YOUR LOSS69. IS IT OK TO ASK FOR KEEPSAKES?70. WHEN DEATH COMES AT A REALLY BAD TIME71. WHEN MORE THAN ONE PERSON HAS DIED72. WHEN YOU CAN'T ATTEND THE FUNERAL73. DEALING WITH THE PRESS74. THE DEATH OF SOMEONE FAMOUS75. HOLIDAYS, BIRTHDAYS, AND ANNIVERSARIES76. DREAMS AND NIGHTMARES77. TRICKS OF THE MINDCHAPTER 8: TIGHTENING THE SCREWS78. IF YOU WITNESSED THE DEATH79. SURVIVOR GUILT: I SHOULD HAVE DIED INSTEAD80. I CAUSED THE DEATH81. SECRETS DISCOVERED AFTER A DEATH82. DEALING WITH SUICIDE83. MY BROTHER DIED OF AIDS84. DEALING WITH MURDER85. WHAT IS POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER (PTSD)?CHAPTER 9: WHAT DOES THE FUTURE HOLD FOR ME?86. WHAT IF MY PARENT STARTS DATING?87. MAYBE SOME GUY WILL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF MY MOM88. MOM IS GETTING MORE CALLS FOR DATES THAN I AM89. I HAVE A CRUSH ON THE GUY WHO MOM IS DATING90. I FEEL DISLOYAL TO MY MOM91. MY DAD IS GETTING MARRIED92. LIVING WITH A STEPPARENT93. WILL I EVER BE HAPPY AGAIN?94. HOW DO I KNOW THAT I AM GETTING BETTER?CHAPTER 10: TEENS AND THEIR SECRETS95. MEGAN96. SCOTT97. NATALIE98. CYNTHIA99. KARENCHAPTER 11: WHAT FRIENDS CAN DO100. SHOULD YOU TALK ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED?101. PRACTICAL HELP YOU CAN PROVIDE102. WHAT DO YOU TELL OTHER PEOPLE?103. RELAYING WORD TO THE SCHOOL104. KEEP AN EYE ON HOW YOUR FRIEND IS COPING105. WHAT CAN YOU DO IF IT WAS YOUR FRIEND WHO DIED?106. SECRETS TOO BIG TO HANDLE107. DON'T GET INTO A SORROW COMPETITION108. ARE YOU WORRIED ABOUT SAYING SOMETHING STUPID?109. OTHER THINGS TO AVOID110. SOME GOOD THINGS TO SAY AND DO111. BEING A FRIEND CARRIES RESPONSIBILITIESCHAPTER 12: IS THAT ALL THERE IS?RESOURCE LIST: HELPFUL BOOKS AND WEB SITESOTHER BOOKS ON TEEN GRIEFWEB SITES ON GRIEFWEB SITES WITH INFORMATION ABOUT FUNERAL PRACTICES IN VARIOUS FAITHSINDEX.