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Widower: When Men Are Left Alone
Table of Contents
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INTRODUCTION TO THIS NEW EDITION
WHAT HAPPENS TO MEN WHEN THEIR MATES DIE
GEORGE: The First Few Months
Dealing with anger and disbelief, with the lack of carnal comfort and with
inept expressions of sympathy
SAM AND JIM: Relying on Religion and Work
The values and dangers of familiar structures
JAN: A Murder in the Family
The strength of the tribe and of solitude, coping with the children's
loss, and making a quick reliance
HANK: When a Wife Takes Her Own Life
Coming to grips with suicide through a "replacement wife" as grieving agent
MARK: Widowed Under Thirty
Generational differences, and the danger of escaping depression by making
a quick recommitment
RANDY: Turning to the Bottle
Bereavement as a catalyst for self destruction and resurrection
KARL: Finding New Friends
Turning to people outside your circle and finding you have something new
to offer
JAKE, FRAN, MIKE, AND JERRY: Keeping Company
A Transcript of a bereavement group
BILL: When Your Wife is Your Whole Life
In the process of re-peopling your life, sometimes a psychiatrist can help
JOE: Married for Life, and Longer
Living in the past even when you're active in the present
GORDON: Ambivalence in Bereavement
The Complications of grieving a wife who slowly destroyed herself can
inhibit efforts to start a new life
MURRAY: Anticipatory Grief
The incremental mourning of long-term illness, the difficulty of talking
about it, and finally taking advantage of new freedoms
DEREK: Assisted Suicide
The special challenge of sharing responsibility for a wife's death
ROGER: A Transformation of Values
In seeking the wisdom of other widowers, finding new wisdom in one's self
LOU: Enjoying Life After Death
Learning to be happy again, alone but not lonely, without feeling guilty
PETER: The Ultimate Transcendence
Overcoming the limitations of society and of the self to grow into a new
kind of man
—developmentally, psychologically, emotionally, and spiritually
WHEN MEN ARE LEFT ALONE
SELF-HELP ORGANIZATIONS AND READINGS
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