The Wound of Workplace Bullying: Anticipatory Grief and Complicated Grief

The Wound of Workplace Bullying:Anticipatory and Complicated GriefLinda Crockett, MSW, RSW SEPOctober 2015 “We are anticipating it, preparing for it and expecting it, and doing so elicits a vast range of extreme, conflicting emotions. We anticipate our lives will change after the loss.” (M. Hogan, 2012 ) Anticipatory Grief: “a grief reaction that occurs before...

As a therapist I witness the symptoms of trauma experienced by targets of bullying far too often. Here are some of my thoughts on this workplace reality.