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Denial and Isolation

The first stage of loss is denial. There is a disbelief that having given your all, you didn’t win the competition. You may look at the situation and feel like you’ve been jilted and robbed from having the title. You may even feel that a ref made a bad call and cost you the competition. Denial can come in many forms, but it doesn’t change the outcome.

Anger

Once you’ve worked past the denial that you’ve lost, anger sets in. There is an inner fire that burns. You may become aggressive and get into shouting matches with others. Some athletes throw balls, helmets and bats in a rage. They may also threaten to quit or storm out of an area as things escalate.

Bargaining

The next item in the stages of loss is bargaining with a higher power. This is the belief that despite all the suffering in the world, that God’s main focus is listening to your loss and making it better. The outcome might change such as a revelation of illegal substance abuse from the opponent. You may offer to donate a portion of your winnings to charity. Go to church next Sunday. Even name drop him in high profile interviews.

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Depression

Realizing that the denial, anger and bargaining didn’t work, you slip into the next progression in the stages of loss. That’s depression. Here, you hit an emotional low. You might begin to lead yourself to believe others view you as the world player of all time. That your time in the sun is over. That perhaps it is time to hang up your hat and call it quits. However, you need to remember that this is a single competition and the next one things might go your way.

Acceptance

At this point, you’ve accepted that you’ve suffered a loss as a competition. You understand that a loss doesn’t define your abilities. Instead, you realize this is a chance to pick yourself up off the ground and to reevaluate your situation. You use this opportunity to improve your game face and you train harder than you do did the last time. The result is that when you enter the next competition, you are ready to take on and this time succeed.

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