Introduction:
We all go through a variety of emotions in our lifetime and no matter how much we avoid painful emotions, we have to undergo it. Grief is one such painful emotion which we all have go through at least some point in time of our life. Grief is a natural emotional reaction for any kind of loss. Its the emotional suffering you feel when something or someone is taken away from you.
Signs and Symptoms:
There are 5 stages of grief which all of us go through:
- Denial - Not accepting the fact that this is happening to you
- Anger - Not understanding why it is happening to you
- Bargaining - Asking people or God to give it back to you in bargain of something
- Depression - Knowing that situation can't change, going through extreme sadness
- Acceptance - Coming to terms with whatever has happened
Each one of us goes through these 5 stages of grief, however the propensity and the intensity may differ.
Causes:
Generally when people go through life's biggest challenges is when they are deeply hurt and sad.
Some of the situations are:
- Loss of a loved one
- Loss of a job
- Divorce
- Miscarriage
- Terminal illness
- Loss of a relationship
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