The study of psychology centers around creating generalizations, approaching complex concepts and drawing connections that span across a wider public. Yet, when it comes to certain topics, making these generalizations is especially difficult. A key example of this is the study of grief: particularly, the different forms of non-conventional grief, such as anticipatory grief. Anticipatory grief refers to the grief experienced before bereavement: the mourning of that which has not yet been lost. Such grief, due to its highly personal and intangible nature, has been discussed from both philosophical and psychological perspectives.
Throughout history, many great philosophers have considered