Anticipatory grief is the process associated with grieving the loss of loved ones in advance of their inevitable death. It is often found amongst people who have a loved one diagnosed with a terminal illness or when the person themselves is faced with a life limiting diagnosis that will likely lead to loss for them personally. While anticipatory grief can involve many of the similar symptoms of the grief experienced after the death of a loved one it does not replace the grief that occurs in the wake of bereavement. Symptoms of anticipatory grief can look like sadness, irritability, guilt, anxiety, and visualizations of the impending death or loss.