Grief

Question 1

What are the 5 stages of grief?

Answer 1

Denial
Anger
Bargaining
Depression
Acceptance

Question 2

Explain denial.

Answer 2

Refusing to believe what has happened
Pretending nothing has changed and that your life is still the same.

Question 3

Explain anger.

Answer 3

Blaming yourself, others or God for the loss.
Feelings of frustration, anger, irritation or even hatred.

Question 4

Explain bargaining.

Answer 4

Offering something or trying to make a deal with yourself or others or God to try and change things back to the way they were before.
Often people do not realize they are doing this.

Question 5

Explain depression.

Answer 5

Feelings of hopelessness and numbness.
Experiencing other symptoms of depression such as withdrawal, lack of motivation and concentration etc.

Question 6

Explain acceptance.

Answer 6

Accepting what has happened.
Realizing that
Life has to go on.
Less overwhelming and frequent emotions.