bereavement

Bereavement is the period of grief and mourning after a death. When you grieve, it's part of the normal process of reacting to a loss. You may experience grief as a mental, physical, social or emotional reaction. Mental reactions can include anger, guilt, anxiety, sadness and despair.Apr 12, 2016

chunk

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noun
1.
a thick, solid piece of something.
"huge chunks of masonry littered the street"
synonyms: lump, hunk, wedge, block, slab, square, nugget, brick, cube, bar, cake
"a chunk of cheese"
verb
1.
NORTH AMERICAN
divide (something) into chunks.
"chunk four pounds of pears"

devastate

dev·as·tate
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verb
destroy or ruin (something).
"the city was devastated by a huge earthquake"
synonyms: destroy, ruin, wreck, lay waste, ravage, demolish, raze (to the ground), level, flatten; More
cause (someone) severe and overwhelming shock or grief.
"she was devastated by the loss of Damian"
synonyms: shatter, shock, stun, daze, dumbfound, traumatize, crush, overwhelm, overcome, distress
"he was devastated by the news"

stumble

stum·ble
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verb
1.
trip or momentarily lose one's balance; almost fall.
"her foot caught a shoe and she stumbled"
synonyms: trip (over/up), lose one's balance, lose/miss one's footing, slip
"she stumbled and fell heavily"
noun
1.
an act of stumbling.

anoint

a·noint
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verb
smear or rub with oil, typically as part of a religious ceremony.
"high priests were anointed with oil"
synonyms: consecrate, bless, ordain; formalhallow
"he was anointed and crowned"
smear or rub something with (any other substance).
"Cuna Indians anoint the tips of their arrows with poison"
ceremonially confer divine or holy office upon (a priest or monarch) by smearing or rubbing with oil.
"the Lord has anointed me to preach to the poor"
synonyms: consecrate, bless, ordain; formalhallow
"he was anointed and crowned"

stressed out

  suffering from high levels of physical or especially psychological stress

antidote

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noun
1.
a medicine or other remedy for counteracting the effects of poison, disease, etc.
2.
something that prevents or counteracts injurious or unwanted effects:
Good jobs are the best antidote to teenage crime.