In my last Blog post I asked six questions about grief.

The first question was, “What exactly is bereavement?”

Bereavement is a reaction to loss and can include feelings of numbness, shock, denial, disbelief, anguish, waves of distress, sadness, loneliness, emptiness, anxiety, agitation, weakness, guilt, depression, anger and more…experienced by those having close emotional bonds with others. It can cause physical reactions and include social and spiritual adjustments that sometimes take years.

Grief is the process of grieving a loss, whether because of a death or other event. Grief work involves separating from the deceased, adjusting to a world without them and forming new relationships. You can grieve for your beloved…and grieve for the unfulfilled dreams and plans for the future that you had hoped to share with someone.

Melanie Hack
Author of Who Killed My Sister, My friend
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