Prague,
Czech Republic
November
2001
2.
The history of
extended or prolonged grief that reflects an already existing difficulty with
grief.
3.
A wide variety of
symptoms such as guilt, self blame, panic attacks, fears, feelings of choking,
etc.
4.
Physical symptoms
similar to those of the deceased person’s illness due to over-identification.
5.
A restless
searching for what was lost with purposeless and random behavior and a general
moving about.
6.
Recurring
depression that is triggered on specific dates such as anniversaries of the
loss.
7.
Feelings that the
loss occurred like yesterday, even though months have passed.
8.
Enshrinement or
unwillingness to remove the belongings of a deceased person after weeks and
months.
9.
Changes in
personal relationships with other significant people.
10. Withdrawal from normal religious activities and the
avoidance of mourning activities.
11. Inability to talk about the loss without breaking
down, especially when it occurred well over a year ago.
12. Extensive thinking about and noticing themes of loss
of life.
13. Minor losses trigger a major grief reaction.
14. Phobias about death or illness.
15. Excluding anything or anyone who used to be associated
with a significant loss.
16. A compulsion to imitate the deceased person’s
personality to overidentification.
17. A disorientation of a normal grief reaction.
