Analysis Of Kubler-Ross Stage Theory
Steps to living without you; Can Kubler-Ross’ stage theory help me to understand, and work more effectively with grief?
This assignment has been by far the most difficult to date, I have struggled intensely with my own personal grief and how I am able to relate this to theory. I have found that though many books on this subject are in-depth and informative I have not been able to connect to the theory due to the over whelming emotion I have felt around this topic. Therefore the biggest challenge in writing this assignment has been for me to manage my own profound feelings of grief while trying offer a professional and objective view on the theoretical works of this subject.
Introduction …show more content…
We may ask that we see our loved ones
again in heaven, or to be given a break from the heart ache of tragedies and suffering within
the family. As we move through the bargaining process our mind realises the tragic reality
that our loved one is truly gone forever.
Depression;
Depression after a loss is often seen by society as being unnatural. People want to fix you, to
snap you out of this state. Geoffrey Gorer recognises this as he writes “Giving way to grief is
stigmatized as morbid, unhealthy, and demoralizing” (1965, p. 130). Depression may make
you feel empty or heavy as the reality of the grief enters your life. Life feels pointless. The
dark feeling of depression weighs you down, making you withdraw from life. It can make it
hard to get out of bed in the morning or make you question if there is any point in going on.
"In grief, depression is a way for nature to keep us protected by shutting down the nervous
system so that we can adapt to something we feel we can handle" (Kubler-Ross & Kessler,
2005, p. 21). It is important to remember that depression is a normal response to the loss of
a loved
This assignment has been by far the most difficult to date, I have struggled intensely with my own personal grief and how I am able to relate this to theory. I have found that though many books on this subject are in-depth and informative I have not been able to connect to the theory due to the over whelming emotion I have felt around this topic. Therefore the biggest challenge in writing this assignment has been for me to manage my own profound feelings of grief while trying offer a professional and objective view on the theoretical works of this subject.
Introduction …show more content…
We may ask that we see our loved ones
again in heaven, or to be given a break from the heart ache of tragedies and suffering within
the family. As we move through the bargaining process our mind realises the tragic reality
that our loved one is truly gone forever.
Depression;
Depression after a loss is often seen by society as being unnatural. People want to fix you, to
snap you out of this state. Geoffrey Gorer recognises this as he writes “Giving way to grief is
stigmatized as morbid, unhealthy, and demoralizing” (1965, p. 130). Depression may make
you feel empty or heavy as the reality of the grief enters your life. Life feels pointless. The
dark feeling of depression weighs you down, making you withdraw from life. It can make it
hard to get out of bed in the morning or make you question if there is any point in going on.
"In grief, depression is a way for nature to keep us protected by shutting down the nervous
system so that we can adapt to something we feel we can handle" (Kubler-Ross & Kessler,
2005, p. 21). It is important to remember that depression is a normal response to the loss of
a loved