Stage five out of the seven stages of grief is the "upward turn". Bittersweet city. This, to me, is really hard to explain to anyone because people think that everything is okay now because you're functioning again, but it's like being stuck in limbo. And I'll allow recover-from-grief.com to take it from here: "As you start to adjust to life without your dear one, your life becomes a little calmer... [+]

Stage five out of the seven stages of grief is the "upward turn". Bittersweet city. This, to me, is really hard to explain to anyone because people think that everything is okay now because you're functioning again, but it's like being stuck in limbo. And I'll allow recover-from-grief.com to take it from here: "As you start to adjust to life without your dear one, your life becomes a little calmer and more organized. Your physical symptoms lessen, and your "depression" begins to lift slightly." [-]