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How does it Feel?

Physical and emotional feelings You may experience in grief.

Physical:
  • Tightness in chest
  • Fatigue
  • Breathlessness
  • Irregular heartbeat
  • Difficulty sleeping
  • Tension, headaches
  • Oversensitivity to noise
  • Nausea
  • Change in appetite
  • Dry mouth
  • Irregular bowels
  • Vulnerable to illness
  • Weakness of muscles
  • Excessive perspiration
  • Tremors, shaking

Mental/Emotional:
  • Sadness
  • Anger
  • Helplessness
  • Guilt
  • Anxiety
  • Hopelessness
  • Numbness
  • Yearning
  • Denial
  • Confusion
  • Social withdrawal
  • Restlessness, overactivity
  • Loss of control
  • Appetite changes
  • Crying, sighing
  • Despair
  • Shock
  • Denial
  • Depression/Suicidal thoughts
  • Fear Nightmares & Panic attacks
  • Flashbacks
  • Absent-mindedness
  • Abandonment
  • Sense of presence of the loved one who died
  • Preoccupation with memories, thoughts
  • Loss of ability for pleasure