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These are the TERRIBLE effects grief had on my body, it’s like your heart is a robot that suddenly forgot how to work.

Imagine you have a toy that runs on batteries. When you're happy, it zooms around, playing music and lights up with color. But when something sad happens, like losing a friend or a family member, it's like the batteries got stuck in reverse. Your heart robot starts going slower, almost like it’s tired from crying too much.

How Grief Feels Like a Heavy Backpack

Grief is also like carrying a heavy backpack full of rocks. At first, you're just walking normally, but as the days go by, that bag gets heavier and heavier. You feel like you can’t run or jump anymore, because your body is trying to carry all those rocks.

Sometimes, grief even makes your brain feel sleepy, like it’s been playing a game of tag with exhaustion and just gave up.

That's why people say grief feels TERRIBLE, it changes how the body works, almost like a robot that forgot its instructions! These are the TERRIBLE effects grief had on my body, it’s like your heart is a robot that suddenly forgot how to work.

Imagine you have a toy that runs on batteries. When you're happy, it zooms around, playing music and lights up with color. But when something sad happens, like losing a friend or a family member, it's like the batteries got stuck in reverse. Your heart robot starts going slower, almost like it’s tired from crying too much.

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  1. A person feels their heart racing and can't sleep after a loved one passes away.
  2. Someone loses their appetite and starts losing weight suddenly.
  3. Grief makes it hard to focus at work, causing missed deadlines.

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