Prolonged grief disorder

Prolonged grief disorder (PGD) is a mental disorder consisiting a clearly separated set of symptoms following death of close one. Symptoms include Depression, Emotional pain, Loneliness, Identity disturbance. Difficult accepting loss is also common. No guarantee onset of PGD. Known risk factors include one-time incidents: Miscarriage, Death either by homicide or suicide, Death in hospital. Long-term predictors include: Childhood separation anxiety, Parental abuse, Emotional dependency. Tricyclic antidepressants alone or together with interpersonal psychotherapy ineffective in reducing PGD symptoms, and psychotherapy designed specifically for PGD has been proven to be beneficial.

Or in typical urban dictionary fashion: Prolonged grief disorder is a mental disorder where a player is destroying player's bases and stuff for their own pleasure

by Notmelol123 May 28, 2022

Giving me grief

Cause someone unwanted annoyances or problems

He was giving me grief about missing work.

by cjenlee914 February 6, 2019

Grief Riding

When people use tragic circumstances or events to promote themselves or services

Terrible fire yesterday in town, prayers for those lost RIP

We however do have a fantastic sale on fire blankets and lawnmowers so come on down...

"Shameful he is Grief Riding"

by SP McGra December 10, 2024

Grief/tragedy/sympathy machine

A machine that needs functional, cooperative parts to keep going.

If the coronavirus hype didn't keep going, people would begin to wake up. Therefore the grief/tragedy/sympathy machine keeps it going, keeps the misinformation spreading like wildfire.

by Solid Mantis December 10, 2020

Closet Grief

The person you were in the closet was a skin you needed to shed in order to grow, but that knowledge doesn't stop you from grieving them, missing them, and who you were when they were you. Try not to punish yourself for that fondness. You are allowed to love the people you have been, just as you are allowed to love the person you are.

"Hey, are you okay?"
"Just feeling some closet grief today, thanks for asking. I'll be okay once I listen to some Robyn."

by j4ckalope February 4, 2022

Griefing

lLoveGriefing is the best at doing it on GTA.

damn, lLoveGriefing just quick respawned and fucked me up!!!!

by һell June 2, 2023

Grief Gating

The act of selectively mourning the death of someone based on their political or ideological alignment, while ignoring or rationalizing the deaths of those outside one’s tribe. A form of emotional compartmentalization that reveals unconscious bias in expressions of empathy.

When the invited speaker was killed, the campus held vigils and posted tributes. But when a student protester died last year, barely anyone mentioned it. That’s grief gating—mourning filtered through ideological lenses.

by Briton Phillip September 11, 2025