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The Physical Symptoms Of Grief

Teresa Lewis | Lewis Psychology

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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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20 Comments

@JollyOleStNick 10 months ago

You're not just grieving the loss of the person, but rather the entire life you had built with that person. Nothing is the same. So many changes.

@deanwitt7903 10 months ago

My dog died recently and I feel lost and empty without him . I never knew I could love a dog so much . I am not a people person so I got most of my company with my dog . Life for me isn’t the same and I will never forget the joy he bought to my life .

@dreamsrmadeof 10 months ago

Reading the experiences of others in their grief helps me realize I am not alone.

@chriswright2250 1 year ago

I lost my son TJ at 26 from a fentanyl overdose. Found him in the bathroom, shower running, he was slumped on the toilet, face white, lips blue, ice cold. My son was gone. It's been 6 years ago and I think about it every day. RIP Trevor, Dad misses you.❤❤❤

@susanborkenhagen58 3 years ago

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.

@dishokaur1410 3 years ago

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 😢

@nicholas-g3v7g 10 months ago

Grief has definitely effected my sleep and appetite.

@lesegostorom7779 2 years ago

After watching this video, everything made sense. Since I lost my daughter, life hasn't been the same. It can only be God that is sustaining me.

@lindsayjenions2795 3 years ago

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

@Wrenn98 2 years ago

When my little girl died suddenly I felt like I’d been eviscerated. I was walking around for weeks just holding my abdomen because it physically felt like it had been removed. Every morning when I woke up after it happened, it would all hit me and I’d get up and vomit. It was like a sick joke mimicking morning sickness. All food tasted of ashes, it was hard to swallow any food. And cups, I remember cups of tea weighing a ton. Grief physically takes you out in so many ways.

@annmarieknapp2480 3 years ago

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.

@SaraKMiles 2 years ago

Grief does not “go away”. Some days are better than others, but it can hit you fresh all over again with little warning. Acknowledge it, feel it, let yourself cry as much as you need to. It’s going to be with you the rest of your life, so you gotta figure out how to live with it.

@nonyabiness4023 3 years ago

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!

@maggie960-f2n 3 years ago

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.

@f.frederickskitty2910 3 years ago

Grief feels like a boulder crushing your chest but you can't push it off.

@tifrap 3 years ago

At 63 I am getting used to the frequency with which family and old friends are dying, and the regular addition of another heartbreaking loss. This has given me a new respect for the frail elderly, ageing is not simply a matter of the body wearing out, its is a body besieged with cumulative grief that we will all nurture into our 90s, if indeed we make it that long.

@Coogi622 3 years ago

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. 🤗

@timm1139 3 years ago

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.

@Seraplantagenet 3 years ago

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.