key signs (symptoms, thoughts, feelings, behaviors) that indicate that the grieving person is at a certain stage of the loss process. It is important to remember that the stages of grief are non-linear and individual.
1) Markers of shock: a feeling of unreality of what is happening, emotional numbness;
2) Denial marker: refusal to accept reality;
3) Markers of anger and resentment: irritation, outbursts of anger and a sense of injustice;
4) Markers of guilt and obsessions: obsessive thoughts, melancholy, a strong sense of guilt;
5) Markers of depression and suffering: apathy, anhedonia, a sense of meaninglessness;
6) Markers of acceptance: awareness of a new reality, understanding that loss is an integral part of life that cannot be changed.