There are stages to Grief and Loss

Some may say that there are more than five stages (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance) of grief and loss as described by Elizabeth Kubler-Ross, MD, in her groundbreaking book On Death and Dying (1969).

However, according to Recover-from-grief.com/7-stages-of-grief website, there are seven stages of grief and loss:

Here is the grief model called the 7 Stages of Grief:

• SHOCK & DENIAL- You will probably react to learning of the loss with numbed disbelief. …
• PAIN & GUILT- …As the shock wears off, it is replaced with the suffering of unbelievable pain.
• ANGER & BARGAINING- …Frustration gives way to anger, and you may lash out and lay unwarranted blame for the death on someone else.
• “DEPRESSION”, REFLECTION, LONELINESS- …Just when your friends may think you should be getting on with your life, a long period of sad reflection will likely overtake you.
• THE UPWARD TURN- …As you start to adjust to life without your dear one, your life becomes a little calmer and more organized.
• RECONSTRUCTION & WORKING THROUGH- …As you become more functional, your mind starts working again, and you will find yourself seeking realistic solutions to problems posed by life without your loved one.
• ACCEPTANCE & HOPE- …During this, the last of the seven stages in this grief model, you learn to accept and deal with the reality of your situation.