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Grief reaction

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A condition that encompasses all the different ways in which people cope with losses or the deaths of loved ones.

Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this

39 year experience in Internal Medicine

How long it usually lasts:

Medium-term (lasts weeks to months)

How common it is:

Very common
Baby
0-2
Very rare
Preteen
6-13
Rare
Teenager
14-18
Young adult
19-40
Middle-aged adult
41-60
Common

Symptoms

Difficulty falling asleep
Headache
Fatigue
Malaise
Weight gain
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Why won't grief and yearning go away . I now am feeling so alone with the guilt of seeing doctors , I know I don't deserve . ?

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