Common Grief Responses

Question 1

Physical

Answer 1

Weight gain/loss, insomnia, anorexia, exhausted, restless, aching arms, sleep difficulties, headaches, feeling ill, palpitations, breathlessness, sighing, lack of strength,
blurred vision

Question 2

Emotional

Answer 2

Stunned, crying, sobbing, sadness, guilt, anger, sense of failure, irritability, resentment, bitterness, denial, frustration, shame, fear of own death, oversensitivity to the environment, and sense of the presence of the deceased

Question 3

Social

Answer 3

social withdrawal from normal activity, isolation from others

Question 4

Cognitive

Answer 4

forgetful, difficulty in making decisions, disorganized, concentration is difficult, preoccupation with thoughts of the deceased, time confusion, short attention span, think they are going crazy