From How To Go On Living When Someone You Love Dies by Therese A. Rando, Ph.D.  Children grieve like adults. Grief is the same after all types of death. It takes two months to get over your grief. All bereaved people grieve in the same way. Your grief will decline over time without any upsurges. When

From Bereavement and Support by Marylou Hughes Taylor & Francis, 1995, Used with permission  EMOTIONALLY Sad Angry Anxious Guilty Lonely Resentful Denial Fear Flash-backs Relief PHYSICALLY Fatigue Flare-ups of Chronic Conditions Crying Empty Feeling Sleeping Problems Eating Problems SOCIALLY Fifth Wheel Said No To Invitations Self-Conscious Loss Of Companionship Avoid Places Make New Friends BEHAVIORALLY Withdrawn Kept

From Bereavement and Support by Marylou Hughes Taylor & Francis, 1995, Used with permission    IMPACT ( Felt when the knowledge of the death arrives )  Denial Numb Relief Can’t Remember EMPTY Shock RECOIL ( The time when feelings from the shock start coming back )  Anger Fear Panic Disoriented Sick Exhausted ACCOMMODATION ( Occurs when the

From Bereavement and Support by Marylou Hughes Taylor & Francis, 1995, Used with permission PHYSICAL Hyperactive or underactive Feelings of unreality Physical distress such as chest pains, abdominal pains, headaches, nausea Change in appetite Weight change Fatigue Sleeping problems Restlessness Crying and sighing Feelings of emptiness Shortness of breath Tightness in the throat EMOTIONAL Numbness Sadness Anger