I personally and thankfully have not lost anyone very close to me. However, I have witnessed my mother go through these stages. When she lost her grandmother, it was awful. She couldn’t believe it at first, she denied it. She was so shocked. Then she was angry. She yelled and blamed the doctors. She questioned God. She didn’t want anyone touching her, not even me. I would hear her crying begging God to give her back, or for her to wake up and it just be a bad dream. She would say what she should’ve done, and would blame herself for stuff that wasn’t in her control. My mother got very depressed. Her depression was so bad that she neglected her everyday needs. She wouldn’t eat, bathe, or even get out of bed. She wouldn’t talk to anyone. I ended up having to live with my dad (my parents are divorced). She was in the depression stage for months. Now she finally accepts it. There are times when she gets very sad, like on the anniversary of her death. There are also days she is extra happy, because of a memory of her grandmother. She remembers her and will always love her. I know she will never fully be over the death. However, she accepts that she is gone, and never coming back. It was hard on my mother, but also me. Even though I wasn’t personally close with my grandmother, seeing my mom go through that was
I personally and thankfully have not lost anyone very close to me. However, I have witnessed my mother go through these stages. When she lost her grandmother, it was awful. She couldn’t believe it at first, she denied it. She was so shocked. Then she was angry. She yelled and blamed the doctors. She questioned God. She didn’t want anyone touching her, not even me. I would hear her crying begging God to give her back, or for her to wake up and it just be a bad dream. She would say what she should’ve done, and would blame herself for stuff that wasn’t in her control. My mother got very depressed. Her depression was so bad that she neglected her everyday needs. She wouldn’t eat, bathe, or even get out of bed. She wouldn’t talk to anyone. I ended up having to live with my dad (my parents are divorced). She was in the depression stage for months. Now she finally accepts it. There are times when she gets very sad, like on the anniversary of her death. There are also days she is extra happy, because of a memory of her grandmother. She remembers her and will always love her. I know she will never fully be over the death. However, she accepts that she is gone, and never coming back. It was hard on my mother, but also me. Even though I wasn’t personally close with my grandmother, seeing my mom go through that was