Emotional Pain of Amputees : I have a big problem. How does an amputee pass through emotional pain, stress, grief and depression? As you all know - doctors, friends and family all pass through this phase of grief and share their sympathy with the person after amputation. But few persons could really understand the mindset of the person who is undergoing this trauma. How the hell can they?
I want to share with you what happens after this painful and traumatic episode - It will come out from my own personal and firsthand experience.
There are three phases of emotional pain of amputees.
1) Non-Acceptance - The First Stage Of Emotional Pain After Amputation: This stage begins right from the day of trauma or accident and persists for a few weeks to several weeks. In this stage, initially, no amputee can accept the reality in his heart.
He is in a kind of friggin' shock that is felt commonly when loved ones die. We know that he is gone but we don't want to believe the fact. Maybe this phase might be to safeguard the amputee from sudden rush of emotional grief and depression and it acts like a mental and emotional cushion.
This is the stage when the amputees gets the greatest support and sympathy and attention of family, friends and medical staff. Gradually as days pass, the amputee accepts it and then second phase appears.
This stage is always with us!...
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