Grief is conflicting feelings
“Grief is the conflicting feelings caused by the end of or change in a familiar pattern of behavior.”
The emphasis is on feelings. Grief involves emotions, however intense the grief may be.
Six common responses to loss that completely ignore emotional needs: (1) Don’t feel bad; (2) Replace the loss; (3) Grieve alone; (4) Just give it time; (5) Be strong for others; (6) Keep busy. Each of the misconceptions is examined in the book where this quote comes from and revealed for the damage it does.
Go to Big Self School.com and take the stress test to find out just how stressed you really are. https://www.bigselfschool.com/stress-test.