Stage 5

The fifth and final stage of grief as described by Dr Kubler-Ross suggests there is an end point:
Acceptance

When anger, sadness, and mourning have decreased, the reality of the loss can be accepted. Life, although changed, continues. Growth and triumph are not only possible but inevitable if you allow yourself to travel through each stage.

My version of the fifth stage of grief, would be more open ended:
Emptiness

I’m living my new life still surrounded by the debris of my old one. There are ups and downs and slowly the balance tips to favour the ups. A time of personal growth and accepting that the person I am is more vulnerable, more emotional, more confronting, more accepting, more than I had known.

My sense of loss calmed rather than diminished.

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