Give yourself time – these feelings should pass. You might feel:

• shock and numbness – this is usually the first reaction to the death, and people often speak of being in a daze
• overwhelming sadness, with lots of crying
• tiredness or exhaustion
• anger – for example, towards the person who died, their illness, or the circumstance
• guilt – for example, guilt about feeling angry, about something you said or didn’t say, or about not being able to stop your loved one dying