jupitersterrain four

2.45am, 14.12.12. 

Shock and Denial

Shock is the initial reaction. Shock is the person’s emotional protection from being too suddenly overwhelmed . The person may not yet be willing or able to believe what their mind knows to be true

Intense Concern

Intense concern is often shown by not being able to think of anything else. Even during daily tasks, thoughts keep coming to mind. Conversations with one at this stage always turn as well

Lamenting
the most painful and protracted stage of the affliction
typically involves a wide range of feelings, irrascibility or feelings of shame .   Behaviors may be irrational


Crying is a normal and natural part of grieving. Responses or actions in the affected person, called "coping ugly" by researcher may seem counterintuitive or even look dysfunctional, such as celebratory responses, laughter, selfishness 

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grief produced a local inflammation response as measured by salivary concentrations ofpro-inflammatory cytokines. These responses were correlated with activation in the anterior cingulate cortex and orbitofrontal cortex. This activation also correlated with the free recall 

affliction, agony, anguish, bemoaning,mope bewailing,  discomfort, disquiet, distress,  lamentation, lamenting,  mortification,  mourning, pain, purgatory, remorse, repining, rue,  sorrow, torture, trial, tribulation, trouble,  vexation,  worry, wretchedness