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How trauma affects joy in ways others can't understand

My best friend died in childbirth and now I'm pregnant and terrified but everyone expects me to be happy and I can't tell anyone how scared I am.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Witnessing others' losses can contaminate our ability to experience similar life events without fear.

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