Title: What are the mental and physical effects of grief? | Grief & Emotional Health - Sharecare
Headings: What are the mental and physical effects of grief?
What are the mental and physical effects of grief?
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Content: What are the mental and physical effects of grief? | Grief & Emotional Health - Sharecare
What are the mental and physical effects of grief? Michael E. Hirsch, MD
Neurology
Grief affects the mind and the body. It can go hand in hand with a wide range of physical and mental problems, including memory impairment, difficulty concentrating, nutritional deficiencies, poor work performance, and difficulties in relationships. Indeed, bereavement increases the risk of death from a variety of causes, including suicide. The emotional maelstrom that grief stirs up can affect behavior and judgment. It's common, for example, to feel agitated or exhausted or to sob or withdraw from the world at times. Sometimes intrusive or upsetting memories surface, as can temporary sensations of things being unreal. Less commonly, grief can be associated with brief experiences of sensing the presence or hearing the voice of the deceased. Frequent thoughts of the person who died and feelings of self-reproach about aspects of the death are normal, too.