The 5 stages of grief - Kubler Ross

The 5 stages of grief

The Kubler Ross model

People follow the below 5 stages of grief, after g a strong shock like death of family member, illness, or a sudden life shock like the economic shock we are living now.

Wikipedia: the Kubler-Ross_model

From: http://houseforkim.com/2013/02/06/5-stages-grief/

The stages an individual goes through following a strong shock like death of family member, illness,  or the current strong financial shock.

(1) Denial — "I feel fine."; "This can't be happening, not to me."

(2) Anger — "Why me? It's not fair!"; "How can this happen to me?"; '"Who is to blame?"

(3) Bargaining — "I'll do anything for a few more years."; "I will give my life savings if..."

(4) Depression — "I'm so sad, why bother with anything?"; "I'm going to die soon so what's the point?"; "I am broke" 

(5) Acceptance — "It's going to be okay."; "This is my current reality, I may as well work through it."

I believe that Cyprus society is somewhere between (2) and (3) right now.

(2) Severe anger with those who caused all this

(3) Search for alternative solutions, possible impossible at this stage, which might take us out of the pain we are in regardless of the cost - for example a fire-sale of Natural Gas to Chinese, Russians, Americans or return to the pound, not considering the real costs of a disorderly default.