The nonlinear process of living with loss, moving through denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance in no fixed order.
Tensions
Grief as something to "get through" vs. something you carry forward. The five stages suggest progression, but lived experience shows overlap, regression, and coexistence of multiple stages. Numbness can be both a prison and a protection mechanism.
Related Concepts
calm | control | identity | relationships | anxiety | stress