Existential realities are like primal states of being. They are core to who we are and how we act. To understand our existence is to have insight about the emotions we experience and of course, our mental state. Loss is one of these primal states, and its marks on our personal narratives are ubiquitous and often significant. There are the times in which we shiver in response to its lingering touch. From the moment of the neonate's cry for warmth of its mother's womb until the flashes of a li...