Anger may also be directed at oneself for not saving the life of the loved one. It can be a mild feeling or a raging irrational emotion. It can test one s faith in religion or even in the goodness of life. Guilt Few survivors escape some feeling of guilt and regret. I should have done more are words that haunt many people.
Most people are very creative in finding reasons for guilt.
So many things could have been done differently if only I had known. Sadness Sadness is the most inevitable emotion of grief. It is normal to feel abandoned, alone and afraid. After the shock and denial have passed and the anger has been exhausted, sadness and even hopelessness may set in. A person may have little energy to do even the simplest daily chores.