We do know, for instance, how a survivor will generally react when informed of the unexpected death of a loved one. The survivor in fact may become so emotionally numb that a mother, for example, may even be incapable of crying over the death of her child. Anger A second reaction may be one of anger. Even God may be blamed for allowing such a tragedy to occur. At the same time that anger is focused on the person to punish themselves, even to the point of serious injury or death.
Anger is a profound and frequently uncontrollable emotion.
It may at times be directed toward the one who has died. Anger is one of the more difficult aspects of the grief experience for the survivor. A third reaction often experienced by a survivor is a feeling of personal responsibility for the death. Irrational guilt can sweep over the survivor in relentless waves. In the case of suicide, especially, feelings such as guilt can also be accompanied by an overriding sense of shame and embarrassment.