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Have you ever been stuck in one of the stages of grief discussed in this lesson? If so, what was helpful in moving you past that stage?
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Yes, bargaining. Reading scripture, Biblical counseling, and remembering what God promises.
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Looking back, I was perhaps stuck in acceptance after I broke up with my previous girlfriend. I probably worked through those stages of denial, anger, bargaining, acceptance; but while I persevered in my faith, even ministry, no joy registered in my heart. It was not that I did not have enough Bible knowledge, nor that I willfully persisted in dwelling on it. One cannot force oneself to rejoice. Strangely for me, the knot was untied when I went into missions and poured my heart into loving the people. It is not that I denied it, suppressed it, or replaced it with a distraction. I am truly healed.
#loss
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Yes I have been stuck in the anger and denial stages for sure.
A lot of it was time and allowing myself to be in those spaces instead of just rushing through them or ignoring them
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I have been stuck in most of these stages throughout my life. When one of my siblings passed away, I was very angry because things happen sudden, and I was not expecting life to take this type of turn. I was angry enough to cause harm to the people that caused harm to my family, and I was only about ten years old. The anger became my protector for many years I lived with such feelings.
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The first stage of shock had me for a long time. I was just numb. Eating, sleeping and going through the motions of planning a funeral felt so robotic. I couldn’t believe these things were happening and I didn’t want the realization of it all to be true. I was stuck there for a while. The feeling that my nephew would call or knock at the door still seemed quite possible. The only thing that helped move past that stage was time. Realization that he wasn’t coming back and the world kept revolving without him in it. There was nothing I could do or say that would change the present. You pretty much are forced to continue on. Bills still need to be paid and life continues to life. I did reach out for prayer and was offered encouragement. That helped as well. The interesting part is that even though I’ve moved on to acceptance, I’m still stuck in anger. Anger at God and the person who took his life. I’m trying to move past this and it’s a real struggle.