This Process is very personal, it should not be rushed. It is important to keep in mind that not everyone goes through all stages of grief, and certainly not all people go through the stages in the same order. For some people, certain stages may last only hours other much longer. I also found myself moving back and forth through stages I had already experienced.
This Process is very personal, it should not be rushed. It is important to keep in mind that not everyone goes through all stages of grief, and certainly not all people go through the stages in the same order. For some people, certain stages may last only hours other much longer. You may find yourself moving back and forth through stages.
This Stage focuses on a deep sense of loss, is felt in varying degrees from person to person. Depression replaces the anger and the attempts at bargaining. With it comes forlorn thoughts of the future, for some feelings of guilt, shame of not doing the things that matter, failure and regret.
This stage is for terminally ill people who are coping with the inevitability of death and with gradual loss of mental faculties before death. Bargaining is a usual part of the process. If you weren’t religious or thinking of God, you are now.
For the person who has experienced a great loss i.e. the diagnosis of dementia, and for people in your family, this is a particularly difficult stage to deal with. Some peoples anger is directed outward and some hold it in side.
Denial of Dementia is normal. This reaction to this kind of news is necessary in order to deal with this kind of devastating news. Denial grants you time to gather yourself, harness resources and gradually substitute an adamant position with less extreme things, like OK what does this mean? Well, this will enable you to cope, even if only partially, with the situation
Learning about dementia is an important first step. So many of us hold old ideas of what dementia is and isn't. This is a good exercise to do with your loved one.