Stages of Twin Flame Grief

I had to first experience this before I understood what exactly the dark night means. I believe that as a twin flame, you are lucky to be triggered to spiritually awaken and hence the dark night because for most people, that spiritual journey can be a slow process that drags on for years.
For twin flames, we go through an accelerated awakening process and it never dawns on you that it is happening until you experience the most challenging phase. The Dark Night of the Soul.
From what I experienced, my ego was in a battle with my Soul. The ego held onto its old patterns as my Soul purified itself. I knew deep within that the Soul always wins because I am a Soul. I am it. The ego on the other hand is the self-created beliefs, fears, and psychological conditioning that I have held on to for all these years. The needs of the ego.
The inner civil war went on for a while because I had to follow the light within. That light led me back to myself and for me to embrace light and unconditional love within, I had to fight clean house. I went through a deep spiritual cleanse; I confronted the darkest corners of my soul. I face parts of myself that I had hidden away within because I was not proud of them. I embraced parts of myself that I thought were unlovable and unworthy of love. I traveled back within to the core to heal and hug my wounded inner child. I had to break free from old undeserving patterns to learn new ones.
During this phase of self-confrontation and self-rediscovery, I crawled through my pain. I felt emotional turbulence within. I had sleepless nights. I cried myself to sleep. I resorted to resisting all that was happening within by drinking more alcohol. I went through physical changes nonetheless. The spiritual awakening process broke my heart open to embrace Love and Light until I became Love itself.
I do not know how the dark night of the soul phase worked for other twin flames but I suspect, there are similar incidences that we can all identify with.
My twin flame confirmed that they also went through the same process - I remember it in their opinion; "The Post Trip Traumatic Disorder." The Awakening triggered the exposure to Trauma.
I hope that my journey and perspective help you. Stay Blessed!