Normal Experiences During Grief

   ♦ aching
   ♦ erratic appetite
   ♦ anger
   ♦ exhaustion
   ♦ anxiety
   ♦ fatigue
   ♦ feeling overwhelmed
   ♦ feeling drugged
   ♦ confusion
   ♦ depression
   ♦ disbelief
    ♦ feeling "crazy"
   ♦ disinterest in life
   ♦ feeling out of control
   ♦ distortions in time
   ♦ easily distracted
   ♦ embarrassment about feelings
   ♦ guilt
   ♦ hallucinations or visions
   ♦ hopelessness
   ♦ irritability
   ♦ disturbed sleep patterns
   ♦ bargaining with, or anger at God
   ♦ comparing the loss to other’s losses
   ♦ feeling disconnected from family or friends
   ♦ feeling like you’re "falling apart"
   ♦ unwilling or incapable of making decisions
   ♦ seems like nothing matters or has meaning
   ♦ overwhelming panic that nothing will be the same again
   ♦ feeling of spinning around, but getting nowhere