A Personal Reaction to Death
July 17, 2007 by Anna Farmery
Filed under Practical Tips on Grief
The most common e-mail I get is from people who want help understanding their grief. Your reaction to grief is personal and individual reactions cannot be predicted. There was a Yale School of Medicine study of more than 200 survivors of a loved one’s natural death. It found that yearning for the deceased was the 
most reported emotion, peaking at four months, and that acceptance increased steadily throughout, with depression being the longest-lasting negative emotion.
I always say the best advice I can give is that allow yourself to grieve in your own way. Some will act as nothing has happened, others will cry, others will lose all energy. Our bodies react the way that suits us as people. Never judge others – it is their way.
