Title: How Grief Affects the Body
Headings: How Grief Affects the Body
How Grief Affects the Body
How Does Grief Affect the Body?
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Content: Grief is also associated with more severe outcomes, including premature death. Research has found a significant increase in excess mortality (above what we'd normally expect) from accidental, violent, and alcohol-related deaths following loss. Individuals are more likely to commit, or attempt, suicide during times of grief. Furthermore, emotional triggers such as grief may increase your risk for heart attack, especially if you are already at high risk. A study in Circulation reported that at-risk individuals are 20 percent more likely to suffer heart-related deaths during spousal bereavement. Those who are newly widowed are 21 times more likely to have a heart attack in the first 24 hours after learning their spouse has died. This elevated risk persists for at least a month, although it gradually declines over time. Emotionally
It's common for people who are grieving to feel myriad emotions-sadness, anxiety, anger, relief, fear, loneliness, guilt, abandonment, ambivalence, and despair. Unresolved grief may lead to depression or even post traumatic stress disorder. Everyone experiences grief in his or her own way.