Alex Porter wrote:
ELECTION LOSS DENIAL For Labour and especially for Ian of Falkirk. SYMPTOMS OF ELECTION LOSS DENIAL 1) SHOCK The first reaction on hearing the bad news is one of classic shock. This initially may appear as if there is no reaction at all to the news. The person may nod and accept the news without appearing to be troubled by it. Inside, they have frozen out the news that has not really taken hold yet. To get the news through, they may need to be told several times. This is followed by a more external shock, where there may be physical reactions such as paling of the skin, shortness of breath and physical freezing. THERAPY When shock occurs, they may need to be sat down (to stop them falling) and given a drink of some sort (mostly as something to hold onto). Show them sympathy and acceptance. If the shock is not a short-lived one, help them get to a place where they can sit safely and let the news sink in. 2) ELECTION LOSS DENIAL After the initial shock has worn off, the next stage is usually one of classic denial, where they pretend that the news has not been given. They effectively close their eyes to any evidence and pretend that nothing has happened. Typically, they will continue their life as if nothing has happened. In the workplace, they will carry on doing their job even if that job is no longer required. ELECTION DENIAL GROUP THERAPY You can move a person out of denial by deliberately provoking them to anger. Hold up the future (sympathetically) so they cannot avoid or deny it. Tell them that it is not fair. Show anger yourself (thus legitimizing that they get angry). 3) ELECTION LOSS DENIAL ANGER PHASE The next step after denial is a sudden swing into anger, which often occurs in an explosion of emotion, where the bottled-up feelings of the previous stages are expulsed in a huge outpouring of grief. Whoever is in the way is likely to be blamed. THERAPY When they are angry, the best thing you can do is give them space, allowing them to rail and bellow. The more the storm blows, the sooner it will blow itself out. Beware, when faced with anger, of it becoming an argument where you may push them back into denial or cause later problems. Support their anger. Accept it. Let them be angry at you. Pre-disposition to ELECTION LOSS ANGER Common factors that can predispose one to EL anger include fatigue, hunger, pain, sexual frustration, recovery from an illness, or the use of certain drugs; hormonal changes associated with PMS, birth, and/or menopause.

Thank you Alex, hope you enjoyed your afternoon siesta.

You know neither who I vote for nor anything abot me as I don't gibber mince.

I have merely asked questions of those who post comments, and ask them agian to those who particularly keep posting comments without backing them up.

I found your comments amusing, I just wonder where you copy/pasted them......again.

Never mind though, you ar eback off slagging the press.