The Physical Symptoms Of Grief

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🔵 CHAPTERS

00:00 Introduction
0:18 How grief impacts the brain
1:25 How grief impacts the heart
2:23 How grief impacts tears
3:41 How grief impacts the immune system
4:21 How grief impacts appetite
5:19 How grief impacts sleep

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[susanborkenhagen]

That is one reason why so many people die within a few years of a loved one's death. I get mad when some people say, "Get over it, get on with your life, move on, etc". Everyone grieves in a different way and that should be accepted and respected.

[jld]

Matthew 5:4
“Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.”

[annmarieknapp]

As a neuroscientist and someone who has taken my mother's loss exceptionally hard. I can tell my cognition and health have taken a massive hit. She was the love of my life and when she died shd took me with her. I'm literally and physically a different person now.

[Power-of-three]

Grief. I buried my 3 children ages 12, 15, 17 death date 3.29.19. A mother is not supposed to do this. I found this very informative and in no way could I grasp it before this time. I thought I would die. I wished I had died. But no. So grief never leaves. It is my new normal. Be kind to those out there as you never know the journeys.

[grmacaw]

I am 73. Everybody I have loved are gone now. My mom, dad, fiancé, brother, my dog and 2 months ago my beloved Moluccan cockatoo. I now feel that the last bit of my heart has died. I have nobody left.

[rzkxrfv]

I nursed my husband during COVID, we were alone. He died, restricted numbers for cremation service. COVID continued, no one came round to visit. Throughout all that time I received no comforting hug, or warmth, other than phone calls from my sister. I grieved on my own, BUT Christ and his blessed Mother were by my side.

[timm]

People can also experience grief from the loss of a pet, an item, or the way that life has turned out at 30, 50 or more years. We all have some kind of loss at many points of our lives, and honestly it really sucks. It’s really ok to scream or cry or simply do nothing. Find someone to talk to, work out, go for a walk, journal, or clean the house, but please don’t isolate yourself, as grief demands a witness. Be with someone even though it may feel strange. You don’t even have to say anything, just be with somebody. I’m there right now, as I lost my 15 year old boxer-shepherd mix Faith about 5 weeks ago. It’s really hard today. I wish you all peace in your difficult time.

[lizyliz]

Losing a loved one is the hardest thing ever

[lindsayjenions]

My little brother died in 1979, my elder sister died in my arms in 1991, my Dad died in 1994 & my husband died 2.6.23. Grief is a tough road. May you all find peace after the loss of a loved one xx

[darcandelaria]

Both my parents were killed in a horrific way and I witnessed it at 11 years old. I've been grieving since that day. My heart is permanently broken.

[dishokaur]

My husband passed away 8 months ago we were married for 33 years.
I totally believe in broken heart syndrome my heart was racing thought i was having a ❤ attack & not sleeping & was overwhelmed with sadness.I dont wish this on anyone my heart aches & the loneliness is unbearable 😢

[amyslingsby]

About a year after my husband’s sudden death, a cardiologist diagnosed me with broken heart syndrome. For a second there I thought he was being cruel but he explained. The thing is that I had no outlet for my grief. Everyone abandoned me like I was contagious and I lived overseas from my family. I was utterly alone. No one to talk to at all. I thought I might die, it felt like it but the VERY important thing is that I DID NOT. I carved a life for myself and that life included none of those awful people. I moved back to my home and 7 years later met the man that is my husband now. There IS life ahead. It may not be remarriage, but there’s life, there’s healing and there’s hope.

[mariaan]

My son are missing. The police never found his body. This is a non stop grieving process😢😢😢

[patc]

My mom passed away at the end of 2021. Her passing shook me to the core but I had to stop feeling the grief because I literally started having scary chest pains every time I started to cry for her. The first few days after her passing, my body started going numb, my breathing was very shallow and painful when I took deep breaths, I lost about 8 lbs in a matter of three days. Even now, when the wave of grief comes back, I can’t let myself give into it because the moment I let it, my chest hurts the same way it did back then. I feel the need to cry my eyes out but I can’t because of the scary chest pain I get. I don’t know how to embrace the wave and cry for my mom until I feel relieved. I’m 52 and I still miss my mom so much and forever until I get to be with her in the after life. I love you mom 🥹

[Coogi]

My mom was murdered in front of me and I couldn't do anything about it in 2018. She was my only living relative. I was 125 pounds, lost down to 86 pounds, unable to eat or sleep. I cried so hard for so long my blood pressure went through the roof and high cortisol affects my whole body. I'm trying to gain weight. I was diagnosed with Takutsmo syndrome (broken heart syndrome). I'm now 96 pounds but it's so hard gain and keep it. Grief has rewired me in ways that I may never recover from since the damage was extensive. Hugs to anyone experiencing this. 🤗

[cashfrancios]

I lost my sweet 26 year old son to a hit and run on 10.23.23 . Jesus is our blessed hope and resurrection.. 🙌

[dianealbrecht]

The only thing that got me thru the deaths of my loved ones is I believe in God, & that I will see them again.

[christineleblond]

My son died on Christmas Day in 2018. Eight months later I had an angry lump in my breast. It was cancer. I feel it was directly related to my deep grief.

[nonyabiness]

I found my son senselessly shot about 4 1/2 years ago. He ended up dying. I had broken heart syndrome, loss of appetite, weight gain from cortisol hormone…PTSD…and ended up diagnosed with cancer almost a year ago. I felt myself getting sick. I was. I allowed myself to grieve but I was bitter about no justice. No accountability! Grief and stress can definitely kill you!

[dragonwithagirltattoo]

My next door neighbor 20 years ago, lost her husband. During his funeral, she put her head on her son’s shoulder and died of a heart attack. She was totally lost without him. It was so sad and shocking.