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I am more emotional than most people I know. |
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It is easy for me to cry and show my feelings to others. |
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Even though I have returned to my normal routine, I still have strong and painful feelings about my loss. |
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Even though I feel like crying, I do not cry in front of others. |
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Although I am grieving in my own way, others may think me cold and unfeeling. |
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I don’t seem to get as upset as most other people I know. |
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I feel overwhelmed by my feelings of grief. |
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I appreciate when others encourage me to share my painful feelings with them. |
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I avoid highly emotional or “touchy-feely” situations of any kind. |
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It is important to me that others view me as being in control. |
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I have been told that I am avoiding my grief even though I don’t think that I am. |
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I have been controlling my painful feelings by drinking or by using other prescription or nonprescription drugs. |
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I believe that a bereavement support group is (would be) very helpful for me. |
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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. |
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I resent efforts to get me to show feelings that I don’t have. |
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I think more about my loss than feel things about my loss. |
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N |
I believe it is very important to be aware of, and in touch with, all of my feelings. |
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I find that solving problems associated with my loss helps me. |
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Although I can sometimes control my painful feelings, they usually return and overwhelm me. |
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Since my loss, I feel like I’m just pretending to be strong in front of most people. |
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I find that I can’t stop my grieving by thinking of other things. |
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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. |
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Others seem surprised by my recovery from my loss. |
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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. |
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I would describe myself as more intellectual than emotional. |
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If I am upset or sad, I don’t like to show it for fear that I will be seen as weak. |
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It does not usually occur to me to deal with my pain by talking about what is bothering me. |
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It is easy for me to put my feelings into words and discuss them with others. |
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I usually respond to the question of “how are you feeling” with what I am not feeling (e.g., “not too bad”). |
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I don’t see the value of talking about feelings that I don’t have in the first place. |