The Five Stages of Grief is a mental model conceptualized by Swiss psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross which helps understand and categorize the emotional responses to loss.
The Five Stages of Grief model breaks down the highly personal and often chaotic grieving process into five stages: Denial, Anger, Bargaining, Depression, and Acceptance. It's important to note that these stages are not linear; people can move back and forth through the stages. For instance, a person losing their job might undergo denial initially, refusing to accept the reality. They may feel anger towards their employer, followed by bargaining, imagining 'if only' scenarios. They could then experience depression, feeling deeply saddened by the loss. Eventually, they may reach acceptance, where they come to terms with the loss and start planning for the future.
The most beautiful people we know are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths - Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
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