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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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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Answer 1

They’re real in the sense that a grieving person will likely experience such sentiments, but it’s by no means a roadmap of grief. It’s more a “These are some of the things you’ll probably feel at some point of the grieving process.” The way people deal with grief is so incredibly subjective and situational, that it’s nigh impossible to come up with a consistent framework for the process.