RESPONSES TO LOSS

Physical pain
Numbness (psychic &/or physical)
Apathy
Withdrawal
Disbelief (denial)
Emotional outbursts
Puzzlement, bewilderment
Confusion
Disorganization
Yearning
Panic
Fear
Anxiety
Despair
Anger, frustration, bitterness
Over sensitivity
Guilt
Sadness, loneliness
Feelings of meaninglessness, hopelessness, abandonment
Regression
Irritability
Obsessive thinking about the loss
Reviewing circumstances of the loss
Searching for the past (photos, places, etc.)
Repeatedly talking about the past