In the first day after losing a loved one, the risk of a heart attack is about 21.1 times higher than normal, then it drops each day afterward. For pe…
Cost
There is no cost involved. Just avoid being alone during these days and keep taking your m…
Benefit
This conclusion comes from a study of 1,985 acute heart attack patients, comparing their h…
In the first week after receiving a cancer diagnosis, the risk of suicide is roughly 12.6 times higher than among people without a diagnosis, while th…
Cost
No cost at all. Simply arrange for someone to accompany you when you collect the results, …
Benefit
Data from Sweden’s national registers tracked over 6.07 million people (6,073,240 individu…
People who are unemployed have a roughly 60% higher chance of dying in the years that follow compared to those still employed. This effect is stronger…
Cost
There’s no expense involved. First, register as unemployed and apply for unemployment bene…
Benefit
Data from 42 studies involving over 20 million participants and 235 mortality risk estimat…
Within five years after losing a spouse to suicide, men are about 80% more likely to develop a mental disorder compared to the general population, whi…
Cost
Calling 12356 is free of charge. Visiting a doctor and attending a psychological clinic co…
Benefit
A nationwide Danish registry tracked 6.7 million adults from 1980 to 2014, totaling over 1…
Within the first six months after a spouse passes away, the risk of dying is roughly 40% higher than for people who haven’t lost a spouse. After six m…
Cost
No expense at all. Simply choose someone — a child, sibling, or friend — and ask them to v…
Benefit
Data from 15 studies that were registered beforehand and later tracked a total of 2,263,88…
When you have no relatives or friends, two things matter most: ensuring someone notices if something goes wrong, and making sure you eat and take medi…
Cost
No money is required. The hard part is mustering the courage to reach out — simply tell a …
Benefit
A total of 44,573 outpatients with a history or risk of atherosclerotic thrombosis were en…
Children who lose a father or mother before age 18 have a mortality rate in early adulthood that is roughly 50% higher than those who have not experie…
Cost
There is no monetary cost. The difficulty lies in the fact that you yourself are grieving,…
Benefit
This data includes the entire populations born in Denmark from 1968 to 2008 and in Sweden …
Roughly 1 out of every 10 adults who lose a loved one gets stuck in prolonged grief: after more than six months they still miss the deceased so much t…
Cost
This includes registration fees and treatment costs. Treatment is delivered in sessions; o…
Benefit
Fourteen studies involving adults whose loved ones died of non‑violent causes and who had …
Offering psychological counseling to every bereaved person right after their loss yields little benefit at first, and over time those benefits disappe…
Cost
No cost at all; in fact, this approach saves you the expense of counseling.
Benefit
Data from 61 comparative studies confirm this pattern. General psychological intervention …
An analysis of 6.5 million people across 11 countries shows that separated or divorced individuals face a significantly higher risk of premature death…
Cost
Zero. Simply keep your yibao active and quit drinking. The hard part is resisting the urge…
Benefit
Data from 32 longitudinal studies involving over 6.5 million participants, 160,000 deaths,…
If you need someone to talk to, dial 12356 — this is the national mental health helpline, and it’s completely free. Minors and teenagers can call 1235…
Cost
No cost involved. Both hotlines are free to call. Psychology clinic visits are billed at s…
Benefit
A 2026 plan jointly issued by 25 government departments including the National Health Comm…
After a major loss, defer costly, hard-to-reverse decisions rather than deciding immediately. In laboratory experiments, sadness made people accept 13…
Cost
There is no monetary cost — you simply delay decisions, which may cause you to miss certai…
Benefit
The aim is to avoid irreversible financial choices while distressed: selling a home, quitt…
If you commit suicide within two years of buying a life insurance policy, the insurer won’t pay out any benefits — only the cash value of the policy i…
Cost
There is no expense involved; you just need to do the math.
Benefit
Article 44 of the Insurance Law governs contracts where death is the condition for payout.…
Following a catastrophic event, experiencing nightmares, distressing intrusive images, or being easily startled is very common during the initial week…
Cost
Clinic registration plus psychotherapy session fees (typically 8 to 12 weekly sessions). T…
Benefit
According to the National Health Commission Specifications for the Diagnosis and Treatment…
