Thursday, April 26, 2007

The Kübler-Ross Grief Cycle

* Shock stage: Initial paralysis at hearing the bad news.
* Denial stage: Trying to avoid the inevitable.
* Anger stage: Frustrated outpouring of bottled-up emotion.
* Bargaining stage: Seeking in vain for a way out.
* Depression stage: Final realization of the inevitable. [Where I am right now.]
* Testing stage: Seeking realistic solutions.
* Acceptance stage: Finally finding the way forward.

[Although I noticed I move to and from different stages in no particular order. I was at the acceptance stage, but I reverted back for some reason.]

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