How your brain copes with grief, and why it takes time to heal

How your brain copes with grief, and why it takes time to heal Enlarge this image toggle caption Adam Lister/Getty Images Adam Lister/Getty Images Holidays are never quite the same after someone we love dies. "What we see in science is, if you have a grief experience and you have support so that you have a little bit of time to learn, and confidence from the people around you, that you will in fact adapt." And although prolonged grief disorder is the term we've settled on, there's a reason that I like the term complicated — because it makes you think of complications. And what that means is 90% of people experience difficult grief and suffering, but don't have a disorder after losing a loved one.