tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6944698796767874000.post2913045782386190695..comments2023-09-28T05:49:32.583-05:00Comments on *** Reunited Selves *** : Stages of Grief: ShockShenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16635993168913490929noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6944698796767874000.post-40881288045322913802009-10-08T12:17:04.256-05:002009-10-08T12:17:04.256-05:00Hi Paul,
I agree - the stages are not linear. It&#...Hi Paul,<br />I agree - the stages are not linear. It's interesting for me to look back on it now and see what I was feeling then as it relates to the idea of "Shock" and "Denial". <br /><br />I know, ten months later, I still have anger at times, but mostly I have accepted it. Actually welcoming the part of me that was most upset by this helped me become more accepting. IShenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16635993168913490929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6944698796767874000.post-5472380878313229702009-10-08T12:08:01.570-05:002009-10-08T12:08:01.570-05:00Everything you describe is a completely normal rea...Everything you describe is a completely normal reaction to dealing with trauma. Unfortunately, it's very hard and these stages don't progress from one to the next. Very often we are in "shock" stage even many many years later. Denial and acceptance is a delicate dance. I used to have therapists who told me that I couldn't deny. But I have one who says it's Paul from Mind Partshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16327940093749165270noreply@blogger.com