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Repurposing a psychological model as a way to gain insight or start a conversation is one of the five stages of debunking. /s

• hosh 2y ago
  Denial, anger, and bargaining are coping mechanisms, so it shouldn’t be too surprising to see them appear when tightly-held beliefs and narratives are challenged by reality.
• fellowniusmonk 2y ago
  As someone who has multiple times had to face my own mortality and that has death seemingly always looming over me. I think the 5 stages do make sense for self grief as it was originally researched, during time spent with those actually dying. As someone who lost both parents in my early 20s I think it is helpful model to be aware of during the acute phase of a terminal diagnosis ... but yeah, it's inadequate in the extreme.