Non Human Loss In Relationships

“It takes a minute to find a special person, an hour to appreciate them, and a day to love them, but it takes an entire lifetime to forget them” – Anonymous.
When a person, place, or thing is removed from the life of an individual, that individual experiences loss. Loss is the feeling of grief that occurs when a person is deprived of someone or something of value. With loss comes grieving, and grieving can only be experienced when there is an emotional attachment to the person or thing that was lost. I am currently in a state of grieving as I have just lost a long-term relationship. Since this paper is a reflection on a non-human loss, I will discuss the loss of the love shared in the relationship rather than focusing on the loss of my former boyfriend. I have been experiencing this sense of loss for almost two months. …show more content…
Like all relationships, there were many ups and downs, but never anything that couldn’t be worked out. However, it eventually became apparent that there were some fundamental issues on which we were divided. It was our difference of opinion over these issues that ultimately led to the demise of our relationship. Being that the loss is still very fresh, my feelings on the issue are always changing.
Last semester in My Mental Health Nursing class, I was introduced to the five stages of grief by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. The five stages of grief were experienced as follows: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. Although Kubler-Ross based these tenets on the response to death by family members, I believe that they transcend death and can be applied to all experiences in life centering on