We understand that there are more stages of grief than the five we learned. Traumatic grief may/will exhibit differently from other loss or grief forms. Most of us experience these seven stages of grief. Also, grief is fluid, causing emotional distress and ebbs during the healing process.
Traumatic grief occurs when a person is killed or leaves suddenly. We have no answers or ability to reason why they have left or died. We are not able to say goodbye or clear up misunderstandings. What happens when you have words unspoken?
Listed are some of the emotional stages (events) a person may feel/ go through when a loss has happened in their life.
You may feel like this, saying I heard:
(It’s not you I miss, it’s me that I miss without you)
grief:
Here’s a quick rundown: two different ways to look at the progression of grief. Grief is not fluid; it is more like a roller coaster with high highs of emotions and low dips of disbelief, fear, and sadness.
Shock/Disbelief
Denial
Guilt/Bargaining
Sadness/Regret
Anger
Acceptance
Hope
- Shock and denial. This is a state of disbelief and numbed feelings.
- Pain and guilt. …
- Anger and bargaining. …
- Depression. …
- The upward turn. …
- Reconstruction and working through. …
- Acceptance and hope for a future- learning to live with the memories and finding a way to reenter our lives without that person.
Understanding Primary Emotions & Grief or Anxiety
overwhelmed after a loss and how CBT can help
Reentry or Acceptance: Is moving forward after loss about reentry or acceptance?
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Hidden Grief
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Grieving Alone
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ThIS CAn’T be Happening!
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Taco Bell and Revelation
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Our first visit to the gravesite
no one knows what goes on behind closed doors and sometimes it is shocking and heartbreaking.
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My Mother Passed Away; they were not pranking me
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