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Scenario

Why survivor guilt complicates grief processing

My teammate was killed by an IED two weeks ago and command is pushing us to process it and move on but I cannot stop thinking that it should have been me instead.

More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Random tragedy generates irrational but persistent self-blame that resists logical resolution.

Your guide for this
Aurelius
Aurelius works with people navigating exactly this kind of situation.
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Peri

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