Suicide or sudden death • Being bereaved by suicide or sudden death can be described as ‘grief with the volume turned up’. People who have been bereaved this way, say it seems to intensify the normal responses to loss. You could feel a sharper guilt over your own actions, a more bitter blame towards someone else who you feel could have prevented the death, stronger anger at the person who died or a deep despair that someone close to you has died this way. • People often ask ‘how are you feeling’, and it can be impossible to answer. You can be left with an over whelming jumble of feelings and thoughts. Unlike sudden death, suicide can make people feel that there is a stigma associated with the death.
Anticipatory grief Anticipatory grief is what happens when you know there will be a loss, but it has not yet occurred. This is what occurs when you or your loved one is diagnosed with a terminal illness and have time to prepare. Unlike bereavement after a death, anticipatory grief is experienced by both the person who is ill and by the other family members. This grief process has a clearly defined beginning; it also has a definite ending. Unlike bereavement, anticipatory grief can include a period of hopefulness when the disease is being effectively managed.
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