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Re: bullmarkets post# 32438

Friday, 06/10/2011 9:11:53 AM

Friday, June 10, 2011 9:11:53 AM

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A thorough assessment of facts in true Bullmarket fashion. Bwahaha! Perhaps I was wrong about your emotions, but you've got to admit a lot of people bailed out of frustration, boredom, and anger before the facts have come to light. Someone once mentioned (perhaps you) the Kübler-Ross Five Stages of Grief. They often apply in these circumstances. I'm on stage five... At least today...

The Five Stages of Grief - Kübler-Ross Model

The stages, popularly known in its abbreviated form DABDA, include:

1. Denial — "I feel fine."; "This can't be happening, not to me."
Denial is usually only a temporary defense for the individual. This feeling is generally replaced with heightened awareness of possessions and individuals that will be left behind after death.

2. Anger — "Why me? It's not fair!"; "How can this happen to me?"; '"Who is to blame?"
Once in the second stage, the individual recognizes that denial cannot continue. Because of anger, the person is very difficult to care for due to misplaced feelings of rage and envy.

3. Bargaining — "Just let me live to see my children graduate."; "I'll do anything for a few more years."; "I will give my life savings if..."
The third stage involves the hope that the individual can somehow postpone or delay death. Usually, the negotiation for an extended life is made with a higher power in exchange for a reformed lifestyle. Psychologically, the individual is saying, "I understand I will die, but if I could just have more time..."

4. Depression — "I'm so sad, why bother with anything?"; "I'm going to die... What's the point?"; "I miss my loved one, why go on?"
During the fourth stage, the dying person begins to understand the certainty of death. Because of this, the individual may become silent, refuse visitors and spend much of the time crying and grieving. This process allows the dying person to disconnect from things of love and affection. It is not recommended to attempt to cheer up an individual who is in this stage. It is an important time for grieving that must be processed.

5. Acceptance — "It's going to be okay."; "I can't fight it, I may as well prepare for it."
In this last stage, the individual begins to come to terms with her/his mortality or that of a loved one.

(Source: Wikipedia)

The Five Stages of Grief

"When thinking stops, words slip in." Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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