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The so-called "five stages" of grief are deeply embedded in current culture -- denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. But recently, researchers using sophisticated methods of data collection have begun to overturn this and other preconceptions about grief. Time Magazine lists some of the perceived wisdom that has turned out to be incorrect:
Myth No. 1: We Grieve in Stages