Though everybody knows: "It is always better to come to terms with realities and accept things as early as possible..." but there is a in-built thought process in our mind (Sub-Concious Mind), which keeps pulling us away and makes the process of coming with terms to realities slow and painful..
Saush has written a great article about "why it is difficult to accept the realitlies of a downturn..."
Just by going thru this article, one can realize the common human mistakes, which if can't be avoided can definetly be made less painful.. just by looking at things in a different prospective..