Rising and falling levels of the hormones estrogen and progesterone, which regulate the menstrual cycle, can affect a woman's ability to fall and stay asleep -- as well as influence the quality of her sleep.
Even in the face of tragic loss, many men in our society still feel the need to be self-contained, stoic and to express little or no outward emotion. It is very much in vogue today to encourage men to openly express their feelings, but in practice few men do so.The outward expression of grief is called mourning. All men grieve when someone they love dies, but if they are to heal, they must also mourn. You can help by offering a safe place for your friend to mourn.t is very much in vogue today to encourage men to openly express their feelings, but in practice few men do so. The outward expression of grief is called mourning. All men grieve when someone they love dies, but if they are to heal, they must also mourn.
My take is that although people should be given plenty of time to work through their emotions after a huge loss, they shouldn't feel forced to mourn for an excessive amount of time and also shouldn't feel guilty about naturally developing feelings for someone they get to know as they were working through their grief.