Making peace 12 January 2006
Posted by nodress in breakup, divorce, grief, marriage, personal.1 comment so far
After the four-year relationship preceding my marriage ended, my analyst told me to read On Death And Dying by the late psychiatrist Elisabeth Kubler-Ross. This seminal work on the subject of grief introduced the five stages of grief: denial and isolation, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. While at first blush, it may seem odd to read a book about a psychiatrist’s interactions with terminally ill patients when coping with something like the end of a relationship, but when I read it back in 2000, I could see the parallels in my grieving process. (more…)
Fear and (Self) Loathing 7 January 2006
Posted by nodress in "lou rawls", breakup, divorce, george bush, grief, marriage, personal, politics.2 comments
And no, I don’t even pretend that my writing is on par with the inimitable Hunter S. Thompson. I am just taking the advice of one of my profs — start with an interesting title. (more…)
