Mindblown: a blog about philosophy.

It is very difficult for people to move on after a painful loss has occurred, particularly if it was a person or a business that was very dear to them. In some cases, people who never recover from this painful feeling relapse into a state where they experience mental health problems like depression, acute PTSD,…

Having to cope with the occurrence of losing someone who is dear to you, can be regarded as one of the greatest challenges in life. A good number of times, the pain which is associated with this, is usually great, and hard to put off. There are all kinds of possible emotions and feelings which…

Addiction that begins due to a personal tragedy in someone’s life is harmful, and will only serve to create more grief for the individual over time. People develop addictions during times of grief because they do not know how to cope with their loss so they choose escape instead. The best thing for a person…

When someone has lost themselves to an addiction that began after they experienced a loss or personal tragedy, they are more than likely in need of professional help. The pain caused by grief and loss can be debilitating, and an addiction that develops in the midst of grief and loss is an extremely unhealthy coping…

When a person is grieving, they are often not thinking in their right mind. Grief has a way of overwhelming a person’s usual healthy thought patterns and replacing them with heavy feelings of depression. This can cause the person to make bad decisions or act out of character. Frequently, the way a person will try…

There are times in life where it seems that nothing can go wrong, and then there are times when the world feels like it is crashing down around you. When life becomes consumed in grief and loss, it can be hard to imagine a way to carry on and pick yourself up. There are some…