Anything may trigger the upsurge, a picture or a sad song may bring back an intense feeling first experienced right after becoming aware of the death. The bereaved may search for clues that caused their loved one to die. This searching may result in extreme psychological suffering on the part of the survivor. This history is often accompanied by feelings of powerlessness or helplessness. As time goes on, survivors may come to accept the idea that there are no real answers to the question of why their loved one completed suicide.
Anger is a normal grief response.
In studies describing the suicide survivors anger response, this anger is most often directed at the victim, the mental health system, or at the survivors themselves for not seeing the signs, or for seeing the signs but not being able to save the deceased. Survivors may also be angry with a society that stigmatizes them. Anger is an integral part of the questioning process a process that is very significant to the survivors. They were also more inclined to risk their health in self-destructive behaviors. These findings confirmed what other researchers have found - that is survivors feel more anguish in searching for an explanation of the suicide, have higher levels of shame, and feel more rejected and betrayed then other groups.