Table 2.
Meeting | Group writing | Home writing |
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1 | The present life situation | Diary writing |
2 | A description of the person lost | Diary writing |
3 | A story about an important occasion spent with the lost person | Diary writing |
4 | Writing a letter to/obituary for the lost person | Diary writing |
5 | Defining “despair” and “guilt” | Diary writing |
6 | Writing a story based on pictures that illustrate different aspects of grief utterance | Writing based on a previous theme Diary writing |
7 | Defining “loss” and “loneliness” | A good memory Diary writing |
8 | Previous and present relationship with important persons | Good and bad thoughts and feelings experienced during the last few days Diary writing |
9 | Experience of grief, longing, hope, and joy | Situations related to a strong feeling of grief/situations related to joy Diary writing |
10 | What it is important to know: the capacity to adapt to the new life situation, a meaningful life, and future plans |