The fire stages of grief or in my case. The five stages of a messed up relationship.
Denial:
- He is just honest. He didn't mean it that way. He wants the best for me. I am pretty stupid sometimes.
Anger:
- How can he tell me to live my life? I deserve better. I am not a toy. I am going to break up with him!
Bargaining:
- I can just delete the message. Maybe if I just tell him again how I feel it will go back to normal. Maybe he was just playing....
Depression:
- Oh god, It is really over between us... What did I do? I need him! All my friends will hate me now because they liked us together. What if he stalks me?
Acceptance:
- I am better off. I deserve to be happy, I am happy. It wouldn't have worked out between us but we are both happier now. Friends or not friends. No matter what my feelings matter and they weren't getting respected so I have to put myself first and I am proud of that. I am proud of my choices.
This one is a long own but I wanted to put out my feelings after leaving an emotional draining relationship. The fives stages of grief are very real and just make so much sense.