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Why well-meaning comfort can deepen pain

I had a stillbirth and people keep telling me 'at least you know you can get pregnant' but that makes me feel worse, not better.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Others' attempts to find silver linings can invalidate the full reality of loss and complicate natural grief processes.

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