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When grief feels like betrayal after losing your spouse

My husband died six months ago and everyone keeps telling me I'm 'doing so well' but I feel like I'm betraying him every time I laugh or enjoy something.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The social expectation to 'move on' conflicts with the fear that healing means abandoning love.

Ideas that help explain it
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