What is Grief?

You may feel

• Shocked
• Numb
• Guilty
• Sad, hopeless
• Angry and resentful
• Lonely
• Relieved
• Tired, exhausted
• Confused, disorganised
• Anxious, restless
• As if the experience is unreal
• Regretful
• Panicky and afraid
• Full of aches and pains

You may also

• Find it hard to concentrate, or even to remember things
• Experience physical discomfort in your throat or stomach;
          have shortness of breath or recurring headaches
• Disbelieve all that has happened and find it hard to accept
• Feel confused and frightened
• Find it hard to eat or sleep
• Have vivid dreams about the person who has died,
         and imagine that person is still with you
• Be preoccupied with thoughts about the person who has died
• Find yourself searching for and calling out to the person who died.