Ruth Kudler-Ross Five Stages Of Denial
In Elisabeth Kubler- Ross’s developed stages that an individual might experience when experiencing loss, are made up of five stages, Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance. In the stage of Denial, it tells us that when an individual learns or hear a loss or death of a precious loved one their first reaction is to deny it. “This isn’t happening, this can’t be happening.” This is an impermanent comeback that transports us through the first wave of agony. The stage of Anger is when they come to the realization that they can’t keep being in denial anymore and so they become angry, isolated, and frustrated. The stage of Bargaining, says that in this stage the individual or people becomes helpless and weak, and in regaining control they secretly try to make a deal with the Almighty God, or our Higher power to delay the unavoidable. In other words, this is a weaker line of protection to protect us from the aching truth. Furthermore, the stage of depression goes in more depth in where they feel sadness and regret. They may become quiet, refuse guests and spend much of their time sorrowful. Sometimes they may need an embracement. The last stage (Acceptance) deals with the individual coming to the point of accepting the fact that the damaged is already been done and that they should face reality. “it’s going to be fine,” “I can’t fight it anymore.” “I might as well prepare for it.” Moreover, these five stages are not only used toward experiencing a loss but can also be used in other situations in life such as divorce in where the children are more affected by it, loss of a thoughtful relationship, loss of the desired teddy bear, etc. In divorcing, the children become in denial in where they believe that one day their parents might come back together. As time goes on and the divorce happens, they become angry and feel the need to blame somebody and so they either blame the dad or the mom. When they want to have a say in the situation,