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Though each person grieves in unique ways, there are common behavioral, emotional, and physical signs and symptoms that people who are grieving typically experience.

• Physically, persons affected by grief may experience:
  • Fatigue and exhaustion alternating with periods of high alertness and energy
  • Temporary hearing loss or vision impairment (possibly associated with dissociation)
  • Difficulty sleeping
  • Disturbed appetite (either more appetite or less appetite than normal)
  • Muscle tremors
  • Chills and/or sweating
  • Difficulty breathing or rapid respiration
  • Increased heart rate or blood pressure
  • Stomach and/or intestinal problems
  • Nausea and/or dizziness
• Mentally, persons affected by grief may experience:
  • Confusion (memory, concentration, judgment and comprehension difficulties)
  • Intrusion (unwanted thoughts, arousal, nightmares)
  • Dissociation (feeling of detachment and unreality, disorientation, denial)
• Emotionally, persons affected by grief may experience:
  • Shock
  • Fear, anxiety or apprehension
  • Anger, irritability or agitation
  • Guilt
  • Numbness, remoteness, depression

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