Dissolution strains each mourning need in a unique way because the mourner often lacks language, permission, or structure to grieve what has fallen apart. 1. Acknowledging the Reality of the Loss What is lost: Meaning, worldview, identity coherence, moral certainty, inner order Complication:There is no event marker. The person may say: “Nothing happened, I just… came undone.” Clinical truth:The loss is real even if invisible. Dissolution must be named explicitly, or it will b