Five stages of grief
THE FIVE STAGES OF GRIEF The night I lost you Someone pointed me to the five stages of grief. “Go this way,” he said, “it’s easy, like learning to climb stairs after an amputation.” And here are the steps. Follow me. DENIAL was the first step. I got out of bed and went to the kitchen. I set the table for two. I passed the toast to you—you just sat there. I passed the paper to you—you hid behind it. This caused anger to rise up. ANGER was the second step to be climbed. Anger seemed more familiar. I burned the toast, snatched the paper and read the headlines myself; it mentioned your departure so I moved up to the next step. BARGAINING was the next ste