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WrongSubFools t1_iv0n7qc wrote

Reply to comment by aris_ada in How accurate are the "5 stages of grief" to model behavior during the loss of an important person? by pororoca_surfer

Oh, I think it makes sense to react with denial to the news of a loved one's death. Just not to the death itself. I suppose when TV etc portrays the five stages, they too are talking about reacting to news, initially unconfirmed, of the death.

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PurpleHooloovoo t1_iv1b48t wrote

I think there is a bit of denial, in that the brain sometimes doesn't really process it. You don't really truly believe it, even after you've seen irrefutable proof, because to acknowledge it is to bring about that grief.

It isn't a logical, true, actual denial, but a (subconscious) denial by the brain of dealing with it. I've seen that personally happen. Rationally you know, but that pain is so great, the brain doesn't want to go there right away.

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mcnathan80 t1_iv26eea wrote

"Honey sit down. So-and-so is dead"

"WhAt!?!?" [denial]

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