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Experiencing the pain of grief includes the literal physical pain
that many people experience and the emotional and behavioral
pain associated with loss. It is necessary to acknowledge and work through
this pain or it will manifest itself through some symptom or other form
of aberrant behavior. |
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COMMON
REACTIONS TO GRIEF
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Emotional Reactions
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Physical Reactions
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| Numbness |
Deep sighing |
| Confusions |
Weakness
and fatigue |
| Sadness |
Rapid heartbeat |
| Guilt |
Increased
blood pressure |
| Yearning |
Decrease
in activity |
| Despair |
Muscular
tension |
| Hopelessness |
Sleep disturbances |
| Helplessness |
Decreased
resistance to illness |
| Feeling
of being lost |
Weight
and appetite change |
| Anger |
Neglect
self |
| Bitterness |
Increased
sensory awareness |
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Behavioral Reactions
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Blameful
of others |
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Apathetic
regarding activities |
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Preoccupied |
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Crying |
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Seeking
solitude |
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Seeking
forgiveness |
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Searching
for what was lost |
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Detached
from surroundings |
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Disoriented
to time and place |
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Withdrawn
from friends and activities |
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Unable to concentrate
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Being able to identify the common reactions lets you know that the feelings
you are having are considered normal for people in grief. However, identifying
and coping with these reactions can be extremely difficult. Please call
the funeral home for information regarding local support groups and bereavement
counselors. Sometimes just knowing there is someone to talk to can relieve
some of the emotional, physical and behavioral reactions.
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