Are the 5 stages of grief a real thing? How can every human experience the same emotions in the same order after a tragedy?
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They are more like common landmarks in human grief. I richocheted back and forth between a couple for along while, just couldn’t hurdle them for a very long time, finally got some help. Then skipped around the others for a good while too, it was erratic, but it was some comfort to know they were just symptoms of the grief and normal to experience at some point. The process and parts are all very unique, especially if you’re letting it wash over you, or avoiding those tough feelings like the plague. There’s more to grief too, survivors guilt, a whole host of other common responses and reactions. As much as this whole 5 stages isn’t precise science, it did go a long way to helping people feel ok with the really common denominators.
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