The five stages of death anxiety

"Death anxiety is normal. Expect to go through five stages."

―Dr. Hibbert telling Homer about the stages.

The "five stages of death anxiety" are a series of five emotions of a person who is going to die.

History

After Homer consumed blowfish venom, Dr. Hibbert told him that he had 22 hours to live, and he is going through five stages.

Stages

Homer went through the five stages quickly:

Stage Homer's reaction Stage 1 - Denial "No way! I'm not dying!" Stage 2 - Anger "Why, you little--!" Stage 3 - Fear "What's after fear?" Stage 4 - Bargaining "You gotta get me out of this." Stage 5 - Acceptance "We all gotta go sometime."

Behind the Laughter

The stages, is known as the five stages of grief model or the Kübler-Ross model, introduced by Swiss-American psychiatrist Elisabeth Kübler-Ross.

Appearances

• Episode – "One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Blue Fish"