This is why you grieve the ending of your favorite show

Zzz... No Images? Click here   I never got into “Game of Thrones,” but it’s been pretty much all anyone other than me can talk about these last few weeks. While I’m not a fan, I can relate to the sense of sadness you can experience when something like your favorite show — especially one that lasted as long as “GoT” — ends. Taylor Pittman asked mental health professionals about why people feel this sometimes intense, often immediate, sense of grief. As Litsa Williams, a clinical social worker who founded an online community about grief, told Taylor: “It certainly is a loss that we’re experiencing. It’s a natural reaction we’re going to have.” Read more about this sense of loss and what you can do about it.   LOLOLOLOLOL     Good reads   It’s Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, so it’s as good a time as any to browse children’s books that help readers discover some new stories about Asian people, places, food and culture. Of note: If you plan on boarding an airplane in America in 2020 and beyond, you better read this piece by my colleague Casey Bond. In it, she details what passengers need to know about Real ID. Consider if your basic primer.   Get more cultured: Here Are The Movies Coming To Netflix This Week Why Is It Called ‘Bluetooth’ Anyway? 30 Tweets You'll Relate To If You've Been Married Any Length Of Time    .     HuffPost is now a part of Oath and a part of Verizon. On May 25, 2018 we introduced a new Oath Privacy Policy which will explain how your data is used and shared. Learn More. No moon dust. No B.S. Just a completely essential daily guide to achieving the good life. Subscribe here. Like what you see? Share it. Can't get enough? You'll also love HuffPost's Entertainment newsletter. ©2018 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe      . - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe