Title: Death Shock: How to Recover When a Loved One Dies Suddenly | Psychology Today
Headings: Death Shock: How to Recover When a Loved One Dies Suddenly
Sean Grover L.C.S.W.
Death Shock: How to Recover When a Loved One Dies Suddenly
5 stages of grief and 5 ways to recover.
"How could this happen? It can't be true!"
A sudden death shatters our sense of security
Processing death: The five stages of grief
The road to recovery from loss
THE BASICS

Content: Depression pushes down on you until you collapse under its weight. Everything feels pointless. Exhaustion plagues you. You may fall back on self-destructive habits such as over-eating, sleeping, or isolating. Such patterns existed in your life before the loss and frequently increase during the depression stage. 5. Acceptance. You begin to accept your new reality. You recognize that, although everything has changed, you must go on living. You start to find moments of inner peace.