1. A U S R N I am more emotional than most people I know.
2. A U S R N It is easy for me to cry and show my feelings to others.
3. A U S R N Even though I have returned to my normal routine, I still have strong and painful feelings about my loss.
4. A U S R N Even though I feel like crying, I do not cry in front of others.
5. A U S R N Although I am grieving in my own way, others may think me cold and unfeeling.
6. A U S R N I don’t seem to get as upset as most other people I know.
7. A U S R N I feel overwhelmed by my feelings of grief.
8. A U S R N I appreciate when others encourage me to share my painful feelings with them.
9. A U S R N I avoid highly emotional or “touchy-feely” situations of any kind.
10. A U S R N It is important to me that others view me as being in control.
11. A U S R N I have been told that I am avoiding my grief even though I don’t think that I am.
12. A U S R N I have been controlling my painful feelings by drinking or by using other prescription or nonprescription drugs.
13. A U S R N I believe that a bereavement support group is (would be) very helpful for me.
14. A U S R N I worry that I am not as upset by my loss as I should be and feel guilty that I don’t have more intense feelings.
15. A U S R N I resent efforts to get me to show feelings that I don’t have.
16. A U S R N I think more about my loss than feel things about my loss.
17. A U S R N I believe it is very important to be aware of, and in touch with, all of my feelings.
18. A U S R N I find that solving problems associated with my loss helps me.
19. A U S R N Although I can sometimes control my painful feelings, they usually return and overwhelm me.
20. A U S R N Since my loss, I feel like I’m just pretending to be strong in front of most people.
21. A U S R N I find that I can’t stop my grieving by thinking of other things.
22. A U S R N I have taken deliberate action to honor the memory of my loved one, even though I have not been as upset as most others who are grieving my loved one.
23. A U S R N Others seem surprised by my recovery from my loss.
24. A U S R N Although I took care of things immediately after my loved one’s death, I was surprised when I eventually “crashed” and began to have intense, painful feelings.
25. A U S R N I would describe myself as more intellectual than emotional.
26. A U S R N If I am upset or sad, I don’t like to show it for fear that I will be seen as weak.
27. A U S R N It does not usually occur to me to deal with my pain by talking about what is bothering me.
28. A U S R N It is easy for me to put my feelings into words and discuss them with others.
29. A U S R N I usually respond to the question of “how are you feeling” with what I am not feeling (e.g., “not too bad”).
30. A U S R N I don’t see the value of talking about feelings that I don’t have in the first place.