I learned in grief counseling that there are 5 stages of grief. They are, Shock, Denial, Anger, Bargaining and Depression.  Recently I've learned a little bit about 2 more. They are, Submission and Reinvestment.

Everyone grieves differently. It's like a finger print, no two people grieve the same. Everyone is different.

There is no order in the stages of grief.  It can take up to 5 years for a person to work through a significant loss of a child or spouse.  The same is true for divorce.  The loss of one's home,  job or health. Never rush the process of grieving! And never let someone rush you through your grief or force you to do things that your not ready for.

"The loss of a loved one is a traumatic assault against the human soul." Found this statement in a book. This is so true!

In the initial shock, you think it's just a bad dream and when you wake up everything will be ok, but every time you wake up, you know it's not a dream. This can last for weeks,  months and even years.

No one can 'drive' someone to kill themselves. It's not anyone's fault except for the person who took their own life.  But there will always be someone that will blame the closest person to the one who took their life. Those people don't have a clue!