5 Stages of Grief You May Experience on a Cross-Country Road Trip

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The open road sets the scene for the ultimate American adventure. Pioneers ventured through vast plains to reach California’s blue waters in the 1800s; hippies drove back from California to Louisiana on motorcycles in the 1960s. Restless young adults today drive on personal quests to Colorado and Washington.

At the risk of sounding cheesy, the American highway—be it the I-40, I-80, I-10 or any of the others—takes you on as much of a spiritual journey as it does a physical one.

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But let’s be honest: Cross-country road tripping, especially if you are going it alone, can be mind-numbingly boring—like “I’m going to go insane if I have to look at the road for one more second” boring.

This is why the “spiritual journey” that road trippers most often share in common are the “five stages of grief.”

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Not convinced? Let us elaborate.

Denial and Isolation

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The first stage of grief is to deny the reality of the situation.

As you stare at the desert wasteland rolling past you, unable to distinguish one mile from the next, you tell yourself you’re following in the footsteps of American pioneers, and you might even feel special at touching a part of our country’s history that most Americans never will.

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This adventure will be awesome and exhilarating! And American!

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