How Grief Rewires the Brain

Learning to live without them is difficult, but the class can't be skipped.

— by Sophia Dembling

 KEY POINTS

  • In grief, our brains must rewire to function in a world minus our loved one.

  • When in grief, what happens to neurons that developed specifically to respond to the presence of the loved one?

  • By avoiding painful feelings, you do not give your brain the opportunity to learn to manage them.