Friday, July 25, 2008

Five stages of grief

Carter and Edward discuss where they stand in the five stages of grief.

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Carter: So where are you? In denial, angry, bargaining, depressed or accepting?

Edward: I'm a little further along than "this can't be happening," and "life's not fair stuff."

Carter: So you want a little more time?

Edward: Course I want more time. They're going to carry me out shouting "Gimme more time." I don't mope and ask what's the point of it all. I say just get on do what we can do.

Carter: Sounds like you're angry, bargaining and accepting, all at the same time. I've alwasy thought Kubler-Ross model didn't follow a neat linear path.
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