I am feeling intense guilt/shame after mothers death. is this normal?

Shame and death: We feel what we feel. There is always a reason for what we feel. In general death should not produce guilt. When it does it should be explored. For me death will always produce shame as for me shame is simply the loss of something. It might be said that when issues are unresolved and death occures then shame will be stronger as we know we cannot go back and fix things.

Shame: Shame is caused by many things and is experienced very differently by different people. Sometimes people have done things they probably should feel shame about, while many others have not; they only think they should feel ashamed because an authority figure has told them to. Everyone feels shame; it's the rule and not the exception. Find a reputable psychotherapist to speak with in a safe place.