THE GRIEVING PROCESS
A few years ago, Elizabeth Kubler-Ross gained international attention with her research about the grief emotions of the terminally ill. But the list she proposed also describes other grieving processes, including deaths of hopes or dreams. The first reaction is normally denial. The person rejects the trauma. He goes into shock, attempting to say it did not happen, yet realizing it has. Next, he expresses anger. He blames others for what has happened. Third, he often experiences guilt by turning his anger inward. He blames himself for what happened. Fourth, he experiences genuine grief, and goes through depression and crying spells. Fifth, he is able to accept the crisis and go on to reconstruct his life. Jeanne Doering, The Power of Encouragement (Chicago: Moody Press, 1983). From Christian Communications Laboratory
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