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<blockquote data-quote="Echolette" data-source="post: 632735" data-attributes="member: 17269"><p>MWM,</p><p></p><p>thanks for this. I find remembering that there are stages to grief and loss soothing. I like to step back sometimes and say "oh yeah, what stage am I in? " cause that helps me know that there are other stages too, and that whatever sadness/badness I am feeling will pass on to another stage soon.</p><p></p><p>I do find that the stages cycle..they are not a straighforward progression. The Elizabeth Kubler-Ross version (which is really about grieving for the death of a loved one, not all that different as we grieve for the loss of the 'childwhomighthavebeen') is a little cleaner, without the combined states. When I read it I can see that I cycle around and around. Maybe when difficult child is dead I'll find some resolution. Unless I get to to the dead part first, of course. </p><p></p><p><span style="font-size: 18px"><strong>five stages of grief - elisabeth kübler ross</strong></span></p><p><strong>EKR stage Interpretation</strong></p><p><strong>1 - Denial</strong> Denial is a conscious or unconscious refusal to accept facts, information, reality, etc., relating to the situation concerned. It's a defence mechanism and perfectly natural. Some people can become locked in this stage when dealing with a traumatic change that can be ignored. Death of course is not particularly easy to avoid or evade indefinitely.</p><p><strong>2 - Anger</strong></p><p> Anger can manifest in different ways. People dealing with emotional upset can be angry with themselves, and/or with others, especially those close to them. Knowing this helps keep detached and non-judgemental when experiencing the anger of someone who is very upset.</p><p><strong>3 - Bargaining </strong></p><p> Traditionally the bargaining stage for people facing death can involve attempting to bargain with whatever God the person believes in. People facing less serious trauma can bargain or seek to negotiate a compromise. For example "Can we still be friends?.." when facing a break-up. Bargaining rarely provides a sustainable solution, especially if it's a matter of life or death.</p><p><strong>4 - Depression </strong></p><p> Also referred to as preparatory grieving. In a way it's the dress rehearsal or the practice run for the 'aftermath' although this stage means different things depending on whom it involves. It's a sort of acceptance with emotional attachment. It's natural to feel sadness and regret, fear, uncertainty, etc. It shows that the person has at least begun to accept the reality.</p><p><strong>5 - Acceptance </strong> Again this stage definitely varies according to the person's situation, although broadly it is an indication that there is some emotional detachment and objectivity. People dying can enter this stage a long time before the people they leave behind, who must necessarily pass through their own individual stages of dealing with the grief</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Echolette, post: 632735, member: 17269"] MWM, thanks for this. I find remembering that there are stages to grief and loss soothing. I like to step back sometimes and say "oh yeah, what stage am I in? " cause that helps me know that there are other stages too, and that whatever sadness/badness I am feeling will pass on to another stage soon. I do find that the stages cycle..they are not a straighforward progression. The Elizabeth Kubler-Ross version (which is really about grieving for the death of a loved one, not all that different as we grieve for the loss of the 'childwhomighthavebeen') is a little cleaner, without the combined states. When I read it I can see that I cycle around and around. Maybe when difficult child is dead I'll find some resolution. Unless I get to to the dead part first, of course. [SIZE=5][B]five stages of grief - elisabeth kübler ross[/B][/SIZE] [B]EKR stage Interpretation 1 - Denial[/B] Denial is a conscious or unconscious refusal to accept facts, information, reality, etc., relating to the situation concerned. It's a defence mechanism and perfectly natural. Some people can become locked in this stage when dealing with a traumatic change that can be ignored. Death of course is not particularly easy to avoid or evade indefinitely. [B]2 - Anger[/B] Anger can manifest in different ways. People dealing with emotional upset can be angry with themselves, and/or with others, especially those close to them. Knowing this helps keep detached and non-judgemental when experiencing the anger of someone who is very upset. [B]3 - Bargaining [/B] Traditionally the bargaining stage for people facing death can involve attempting to bargain with whatever God the person believes in. People facing less serious trauma can bargain or seek to negotiate a compromise. For example "Can we still be friends?.." when facing a break-up. Bargaining rarely provides a sustainable solution, especially if it's a matter of life or death. [B]4 - Depression [/B] Also referred to as preparatory grieving. In a way it's the dress rehearsal or the practice run for the 'aftermath' although this stage means different things depending on whom it involves. It's a sort of acceptance with emotional attachment. It's natural to feel sadness and regret, fear, uncertainty, etc. It shows that the person has at least begun to accept the reality. [B]5 - Acceptance [/B] Again this stage definitely varies according to the person's situation, although broadly it is an indication that there is some emotional detachment and objectivity. People dying can enter this stage a long time before the people they leave behind, who must necessarily pass through their own individual stages of dealing with the grief [/QUOTE]
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