Denial...Anger...Bargaining...Depression...Acceptance

[MsAnthropy]

We are all mourning and we are all at different stages. Can we all cut each other some slack? We'll get through this together.

[UCLA Dem]

1. i think i'm in the depression stage.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

2. I'm processing the stages of grief over and over at lightening speed

Cycling like a marathon

[stellanoir]

19. ditto here

Yet when acceptance glimmers the deluded optimist in me is somewhat relieved for Kerry.

That * will ultimately be held accountable for his misdeeds, misleadership, mean spiritedness, and gross malfeasance is a foregone conclusion.

He may not be held accountable by a Repuke Congress or Legislature.

He will ultimately be held accountable by the world.

The sooner the better.

[Blue_Roses]

24. I totally agree and glad you said this

like Bill Maher said, "he'll finally have to clean something up." I so sad and depressed that such a good man has been robbed of this election, but I with you on the relief and optimism--alot of shit is going to his the fan in this next 4 years.

[flamingyouth]

3. I've raced right into depression

Wow, that was quick.

[MsAnthropy]

8. Me too

time heals all wounds and wounds all heels

[AmandaRuth]

9. anger and rage for me

but at least WA went for Kerry, my only saving grace

[cindyw]

4. Stuck at anger

n/t

[short bus president]

5. Oy. Thanks fer posting those.

Been wanting to look 'em up since 3 weeks ago today, when my sweetie took the kids and left me. To sorta be able to figger out what's coming next, you know? I hit depression this morning, I think. "Bargaining" was a deceitful bitch. Acceptance ain't coming easy. I'll prolly have to sleep some first.

[mdmc]

20. Hey sorry to hear this short bus

your sig. always made me smile.
PEACE AND LOW STRESS.

[quispquake]

6. Don't forget after Acceptance...

That "Anger" can certainly reappear again (that's where I am at). I will NOT despair...I will do what I can to win the big fight, otherwise, what will my 12 year old son have when he grows up???

[MsAnthropy]

11. Anger is a great motivator

at least for me. When I'm mad enough, I usually take action.

[cmf]

22. That's where I am

This has only made me more motivated.

[Ducks In A Row]

7. I'm in the "fuck them all" stage

and I just had to turn AAR off. I refuse to listen to that fuckhead Mark Luthor.

If I wrote what I was thinking about him, I'd get arrested

Fuck Al Franken. We did NOT need to have salt rubbed into the wound.


FUCK AL FRANKEN AND MARK LUTHOR!!!!!!

[ramapo]

10. I'm in the resignation stage

It will be a long, long time to right the wrongs from eight years of this guy. I truly feel I will not live to see this country with policies that would make me proud.

[HysteryDiagnosis]

23. I've passed the suicide stage and I am waiting for resurrection... n/t

[cally]

12. Thanks for posting this

We all need to process this the best we can. I woke up at 5:30 and spent several hours deleting election emails and putting election stuff into recycling. I saved nothing. It helped to just clear it out and try to move on to the next phase. I live in a liberal bastion and worked on local GOTV. We had a successful election on local issues. Disaster nationally, but won all the local campaigns.

Yes, I would trade the local success for national success if I could.

[eris]

13. I woke up in bargaining

but quickly moved to depression. I expect to enter acceptance Nov. 4, 2008 when Bush is gone. heh. :headbang:

[chelaque liberal]

14. Disbelief, sorrow, RAGE. NO ACCEPTANCE! NEVER

I have always considered myself a pacifist but right now I believe I know how "the insurgents" feel!

[catmandu57]

15. I'm bouncing between anger and depression

there isn't any bargaining in me, I get mad as hell, then go completely bipolar.

[Batgirl]

18. Cycling between Little Debbie and Hostess n/t

[Ernesto]

16. I felt so damn bad 4 years ago that...

I was determined to not let it get to me this time and now I'm a 59 year old ex Marine sitting here fucking crying.

[RandomUser]

17. I'm in the anger stage

I'm going to try to stay away from this board until I have better control of myself.

[spotbird]

21. Where does fear fit in?

I'm accepting but scared to death, on a personal level as well as for us all.