Loss and grief is an inevitable part of life, and you can experience it for many reasons.
Physical: Tiredness and fatigue, change in appetite, sleeplessness, crying, sighing
Emotional: Sadness, feelings of anxiety or panic, anger, heightened emotionality, guilt
Social: Tendency to withdraw from friends and family, discomfort in social situations
Intellectual: Periods of confusion, aimlessness, lack of motivation, inability to concentrate, forgetfulness
Spiritual: Searching for meaning, re-examination of priorities, re-examination of religious/spiritual beliefs, ethical and philosophical, questioning
Some Experiences of Grief
Confusion | Disbelief |
Shock | Denial |
Yearning | Pining |
Crying | Sobbing |
Bargaining | Reality of death |
Depression | Struggling with new life pattern |
Despair | Fear of losing control |
Resentment | Physical symptoms |
Anxiety | Loss of interest |
Panic | Helplessness |
Identification | Lowered self-esteem |
Disorganization | Insomnia |
Relief | Laughter |
Loneliness | Guilt |
Fatigue | Anger |
Idealisation | Lethargy |