This can be as specific as their connection to a moment in our past, or as general as the fact that they are about our age or have something else in common to us. These connections are not just about how much we love, appreciate and respect these people, but sometimes because they remind us of, well, us. We feel connected to our favorite celebs.We have often seen them grow and change and, in some cases have felt connected to those changes. They have often been a regular part of our lives, in the shows and movies we love, creating the music that defines moments in our lives, creating art and writing we love. We don’t know celebrities, but we know celebrities.Though the reasons for those emotions may vary dramatically, here are just a few things to keep in mind: Some people feel intense emotions around a celebrity death, others feel nothing. What’s this celebrity grief all about and why does it happen? Like so many things in grief, there are lots of reasons and no clear rules. Feeling intense emotions around celebrity deaths is a common experience and, when we are already grieving, it can be even more deeply intensified. And that feels, well, kinda weird.Īs usual, we are here to answer that nagging question that comes up all too often: am I crazy? Nope, not even a little bit. The feelings creep up on you and you are saying to yourself, why am I so upset about this, I didn’t even know this person?!? The sadness doesn’t just feel abstract, it can feel personal. But I know as well as the next person that it is easy to feel a little self-conscious when you find yourself experiencing grief feelings around the death of a stranger. I had a moment of collective grief at Target when someone in the checkout line shared the announcement that Philip Seymour Hoffman died. I can remember exactly where my middle school-self was when I found out Kurt Cobain died.
Let’s be honest, even if David Bowie’s death hasn’t impacted you, you can probably think of another celebrity death that hit you harder than you imagined. I had a plan for today’s post, but I can seem to focus to write it because I have been thinking obsessively about celebrity deaths and the grief that accompanies them. Okay, I can’t see you you can’t see me, but I assure you, my hand is raised. Raise your hand if David Bowie’s death hit you harder than you expected.
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