e my observations. Please be aware that you may pass through each stage more than once, and you may be in more than one stage at a time. There is no particular order in which you will work through these stages. Even when you think you have reached the end, another loss may trigger you back into one of the stages.
The five stages of grief are as follows:
Denial occurs especially with sudden death, where there is not time to come to terms with the eventuality of the event before it occurs. It is also often the first reaction to other cases of loss such as divorce or the loss of a house. There is a sense of disbelief and an inability to accept the reality of the matter.
The second stage, anger, is often the result of the increasing reality of the loss. According to Nix, in the case of divorce, for example, pent-up resentment and anger from the marriage itself will tend to flare during this time. This stage also often includes a tenden
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