It is incredible that after years of having this, there is still no "getting used to it". I mean, I think some people may have to some degree, but it's like nothing else. Any other affliction, we'd be at the "acceptance" stage by now. Below are the 5 stages of grief in death and dying, or of other kinds of significant loss.
What Are The Stages of Grief? Many people have tried to explain what grief is; some have even identified certain stages of grief.
Probably the most well-known of these might be from
Elizabeth Kubler-Ross' book, "
On Death and Dying." In it, she identified five stages that a dying patient experiences when informed of their terminal prognosis.
The stages Kubler-Ross identified are:
- Denial (this isn't happening to me!)
- Anger (why is this happening to me?)
- Bargaining (I promise I'll be a better person if...)
- Depression (I don't care anymore)
- Acceptance (I'm ready for whatever comes)
What other affliction would keep the victim in the "denial" stage for years??? OK, maybe there's anger at times, and I do recall a bit of "bargaining"...and I sure have depression...but I still keep reverting back to "this can't be happening" (not just to me, but that reality that Morgellons even EXISTS).
I am NOT afraid of dying. I am afraid of living, year in and year out, in this "altered state".
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