Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

General Discussion

Showing Original Post only (View all)

NewHendoLib

(61,032 posts)
Wed Jan 22, 2025, 10:34 PM Jan 22

How are folks doing traveling the grief cycle? [View all]

I've thankfully been busy - new grandchild and lots of babysitting, super cold weather, my birthday, my wife's birthday.

But that now all ends - and it will be about garden planning and book writing, but I will have more time to let my brain leak into politics.

Like many of us I was immediately into shock and denial. EarlG and elad's new DU forum, The Way Forward, are helping me to touch into choice 6 - working through - and that is where I currently find myself.. I will not be able to achieve choice 7 for a long time - perhaps not until "he" is done with his carnage and we can look forward to a Dem president.

These are not straight lines, not step wise - we can bounce around forward and backward. But I can say that I zipped around choices 1, 2, 3 and 4.

This is a cycle I found that adds a few steps to the typical 5 step Kugler Ross. I think we need them.

Just curious how you are doing.


30 votes, 3 passes | Time left: Unlimited
1. shock and denial
0 (0%)
2. pain and guilt
0 (0%)
3. anger and bargaining
3 (10%)
4. depression
12 (40%)
5. turning upward out of the abyss
5 (17%)
6. working through, reconstruction
7 (23%)
7. acceptance and hope
3 (10%)
Show usernames
Disclaimer: This is an Internet poll
22 replies = new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight: NoneDon't highlight anything 5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Latest Discussions»General Discussion»How are folks doing trave...