Clinical Psychoanalyst Hypnotherapist Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, EMDR NLP Trainer Master Practitioner Treats Anxiety, Stress, & Worry, With Amazing Results. The loss of a loved one is an incredibly stressful, life-altering experience that most of us will have to face at some point in our lives, and probably more than once. Many of you are no doubt already familiar with the complicated, difficult emotions that come with grieving the loss of a loved one, including sadness, frustration, anxiety, guilt, and even anger. What many people don’t acknowledge, however, is the physical toll that grief can take on the body. Bereavement is one of the most stressful experiences we can have, and stress impacts more than just our minds. Grief is often accompanied by stress responses like changes in appetite, fatigue, sleep problems, muscle tension, digestive issues, and headaches. If you’re grieving and you feel rotten, physically, you’re not imagining things, nor are you just letting your emotions get to you. Your body is grieving, too.