Mourning sickness

Mourning sickness is a collective emotional condition of "recreational grieving" by individuals in the wake of celebrity deaths and other public traumas.[1] Such traumas may be linked to hyper-attentive, intrusive, and voyeuristic media coverage, which has been dubbed grief porn.[2]

  1. ^ O'Neil, Sean (2004-02-23). "Britain 'wallowing in mourning sickness'". Telegraph.
  2. ^ "Boo hoo, said the crocodile". ObserverBlog. London: The Guardian. 2008-08-19. Archived from the original on 2008-01-03. Retrieved 2009-06-02.

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