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The Cycle of Grief

by anna on October 3rd, 2006

There are 4 stages that we go through when we suffer a loss or a change in our lives.

  1. Shock
  2. Denial
  3. Anger and Guilt
  4. Despair and Depression.

Over the next 4 days we will look at each one in some depth. However, what is important to realise is that EVERYONE will go through these stages. No matter how strong a human being is, they will feel all these things and that is OK! It is normal, YOU are normal. People may have different timescales, may be more open about it but everyone will suffer these stages. rainbowl.jpg

The one that is missing at the end of the cycle is that people will start to accept and start to live again. Live differently but will learn to find away to enjoy their time on earth. The purpose of my writing is to give you some ideas of how…. So if you like there is a pot of gold waiting at the end of the dark clouds.

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4 opinions for The Cycle of Grief

  • Widows Quest » Understanding the Shock
    Oct 4, 2006 at 9:00 am

    […] Yesterday we talked about the cycle of grief and today we are going to talk about the first part - which is shock. The news causes ripples through your family. It is a totally normal first reaction. […]

  • Christina
    Oct 11, 2006 at 6:09 am

    Anna, I’d like to link to this from the solomothers site; I wrote a piece on getting through the pain, and I know the cycle of mourning for separation/divorce is similar to grieving the death of a loved one.

  • Rachel Hayes
    Oct 23, 2006 at 11:55 am

    This is the same cycle that submarine wives are given to explain what they deal with when the boat is getting ready to leave. Except we do it every 6 months in the case of boomers and all the time any time in the case of fast attacks. Don’t know if it prepares me for the eventuallity of his death though.

  • anna
    Oct 25, 2006 at 7:38 am

    Rachel

    Thank you for sharing with us all your thoughts. You have prompted me to write tomorrow on the armed forces.

    I am not sure anything can prepare you, but I think understanding the cycle can help explain why you are thinking the way you are…sometimes we tend to feel we are the only ones thinking this way, and this unfortunately is not true.

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