The Five Stages of Grief
Emily Holzer · Robert Schumann - Träumerei (dreaming) " Grief. No words can define it or phrase the meaning. Only when an immeasurable loss shatters our mind, our 'self' submerges in the very depth of personal hell, then, we are one with grief. Memories of the past increasingly assault our vulnerable minds time and again, until something vital breaks inside of us. We lay there broken, submerged in the personal reality. Time is timeless. The world is colorless. Food loses taste, dreams turn to nightmares, emotions become chaotic and everything worth counting on is worthless. Nothing matters anymore. Only memories of past, they come and go as guest uninvited. As rivulets of saltiness overflow from the very windows to the soul, we become numb, desensitized, until, we reach void, the complete silence. Little by little we start to understand what is important. We realize how lonely we are even in the midst of well-wishers, how mortal our body is, how short life can be..