Mind -  

Not feeling real

• It can be hard to believe what has happened.

• It’s normal for loss to not feel real.

Mind wandering

• Your mind can wander a lot.

• Sometimes it’s hard to focus at school.

Upsetting thoughts, memories, and dreams

• Sometimes details, like how a person died, keep coming into your mind and dreams.

• Kids can spend a lot of time thinking about how life used to be.

• It’s common to try and push away thoughts about loss.

Self-Blame

• Sometimes kids think it’s their fault.

• For example, Jamie thought ‘it’s my fault my parents divorced’.

Control

• Many kids have thoughts like ‘everything is out of control’.