A persistent and pervasive grief response: |
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1. characterized by persistent longing for the deceased OR persistent preoccupation with the deceased; |
Strong feelings of yearning or longing for your loved one OR thoughts or images of your loved one that intrude on your activities or on your thoughts about other things |
2. that is beyond expected social or cultural norms; |
None |
3. significantly impairs the person's function; |
Over the past month, how often have you had grief reactions at a level that interfere with your life? (AT LEAST “weekly, fewer days than not”) |
4. and is accompanied by intense emotional pain as evidenced by the presence of AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: |
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sadness |
Intense sorrow and emotional pain because your loved one is gone |
guilt |
Negative thoughts about yourself in relation to your loved one or the death (for example, thinking that you let this person down or thinking you can't manage without them) |
anger |
Bitterness or anger related to the loss |
denial or difficulty accepting the death |
Feelings of disbelief or feeling like you can't accept the reality that your loved one is really gone |
feeling one has lost a part of one's self |
Feeling that a part of you died with your loved one |
emotional numbness |
Feeling shocked, stunned, or emotionally numb because of the death |
difficulty in engaging with social or other activities |
Significant difficulty or reluctance to pursue interests or plan for the future because your loved one is gone OR Feeling alone or detached from other people because of your loss |