Comment by analog31
2 years ago
Repurposing a psychological model as a way to gain insight or start a conversation is one of the five stages of debunking.
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2 years ago
Repurposing a psychological model as a way to gain insight or start a conversation is one of the five stages of debunking.
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As someone who has multiple times had to face my own mortality and that has death seemingly always looming over me.
I think the 5 stages do make sense for self grief as it was originally researched, during time spent with those actually dying.
As someone who lost both parents in my early 20s I think it is helpful model to be aware of during the acute phase of a terminal diagnosis ... but yeah, it's inadequate in the extreme.
Denial, anger, and bargaining are coping mechanisms, so it shouldn’t be too surprising to see them appear when tightly-held beliefs and narratives are challenged by reality.