Trauma & Abuse | Trauma and The grief process
Stages of Grief
In 1964, Dr. Elizabeth Kubler-Ross described five stages of (normal) grief and observed in both the dying and the bereaved (survivors):
- Denial
- Anger
- Bargaining
- Depression
- Acceptance
Here is another description of the grief process developed by researcher and clinical psychologist Therese Rando:
"Rando's Six R's
- Recognize the loss: This stage is coming out of the shock and possibly denial that it has happened.
- React: Emotions are part of the process.
- Recollect and Re-Experience: Reviewing and revisiting memories are important aspects of healing from loss.
- Relinquish: This is a slow process of putting the loss behind them by accepting the world has changed.
- Readjust: With a return to regular life, the pain of loss is not so sharp, when the previous steps have been processed.
- Reinvest: Although it is true that the world will never be the same, a healthy person reinvests in new relationships and commitments.
