The Kübler-Ross model (aka the 5 stages of acceptance) is a topic which I find uber interesting and which I have had the pleasure of discusing with various different people. For those who are a little less familiar here are the stages (some times the stages are futhure broken up into 7 stages):
1.Denial: Why Me ?
2. Frustration And Depression
3. Hopelessness
4. Impatience
5. Fear and Panic
6. Over or Under Reaction
7. Acceptance
I really believe that dealing with any sort of heartache whether it be death, harassment, a bad relationship, hard situation…etc we all have the following process in order to fully accept the situation. I think that the reason depression is on an increase; the reason why smokings, drugs, alcohol, are on a rise is because we are stuck on the acceptance path. Somewhere along the line we have had to resort to other methods of coping, which has either staggered us on the path or allowed us to forget or feel it isn’t there. Unfortunately, these feelings will catch up with you, if this wasn’t the case then the number of unemployed shrinks would increase.
What is it that can help us on this path? How long should we expect to suffer while trying to get that peace? What if we are grieving many different things? Is it bad to start a relationship while still grieving? These are all questions which I believe can never really be answered but which I urge you to think about before being faced with something to grieve about. Its important to understand what type of person you are, what types of things you foresee needed and potential distractions which will hurt you while in your grieving.
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Note: 1. I do not read much so everything I write is based on the randomness of my brain, past experience and conversations with others. 2. I am not an english major nor do I value grammar or correct spelling so deal with it
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