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Grief often comes in waves. Some days will be almost normal, while others may be filled with sadness.

to anger. There will even be days that you feel almost normal. All these days may be mixed together. Over time, the intense emotions associated with grief generally reduce as you learn to live without a loved one or in a new situation. Multiple mental health professionals have studied the process of grief and mourning, and they have recorded the general patterns that people follow as they heal. Although they each explain the mourning process in their own way, their observations share similarities. It is also important to note that while these steps in healing follow a pattern from grief to recovery, people do not necessarily follow them in order. Each person’s grief journey is different and may go in any order or repeat steps as they return to a new state of normalcy. In the first few days and weeks after a significant loss, you will experience the strongest emotions associated with grief:

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You Are Not Alone: Grief