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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 May 4.
Published in final edited form as: Issues Ment Health Nurs. 2003 Jan–Feb;24(1):91–106. doi: 10.1080/01612840305308
Narrative Paul: Analysis
Can something like this stuff [surviving a suicide loss] bring on depression? I was depressed once, clinically depressed, and like I just couldn’t get out of bed. They put me on [antidepressants]. I wonder if this is going to happen again now.
  • Outside agency

  • Anticipated decline

Facilitator:
Grief is a normal process. It has symptoms similar to depression—loss of appetite, insomnia; the feeling that you just can’t get out of bed. But in grief, you do get out of bed. You get up and do what you need to do. It may not be easy, but you do it.
  • Suggests active agency

Participant:
Yeah, you’re here today. It wasn’t easy, but you did it. You were able to overcome, make the choice, and be here to work through your grief.
  • Suggests active agency

  • Purposeful action

Paul:
I guess, but it’s hard.