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When survivor guilt meets relief in aging

I'm watching my friends die one by one and I feel guilty for being relieved it's not me yet.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The natural instinct for self-preservation conflicts with loyalty to those who didn't survive.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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