The four stages of having your bike stolen

Is there any worse kind of heartbreak?

The stages we all go through after having your bike stolen (Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff)

(Image credit: Boston Globe via Getty Images)

There aren’t many feelings worse than approaching the spot where you had secured your beloved bike, only to see a ghostly nothing.

Your stomach, sinks, you feel dizzy, your mind starts reeling, turning over all the possibilities and trying to come to terms with what your eyes are telling you.

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