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Stages of Bereavement
Here are the stages one generally goes through. Please keep in mind it not a linear process. One day/hour/month you feel okay/better and then wham. The stages can be mixed together and some may not happen.
I think the main thing to keep in mind is that bereavement is a natural process that we can heal from. The deeper our loved our and connection to our pet the more intense the stages/feelings. It seems helpful to know that there is healing at the end of the painful stages.
Here are the stages one generally goes through. Please keep in mind it not a linear process. One day/hour/month you feel okay/better and then wham. The stages can be mixed together and some may not happen.
- Grief and Shock
- Denial and/or Disbelief
- Anger/Guilt/Depression
- Healing and Acceptance (somehow finding a way through
I think the main thing to keep in mind is that bereavement is a natural process that we can heal from. The deeper our loved our and connection to our pet the more intense the stages/feelings. It seems helpful to know that there is healing at the end of the painful stages.