My Grief Makes Me Angry That You Died

Anger during grief—it’s normal

Photo by Daria Shevtsova on Unsplash

I know that grief comes in stages—I’m writing a piece on it now for my full-time gig. Anger is a stage that comes early on, but it tends to follow denial. I’ve cycled through denial a month after your passing, cruised straight through the anger that followed. I went through the bargaining stage, wondering if I had only stopped you that evening…