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When nostalgic rituals become self-harm

I found a video on my phone of my dog who died last year and I watch it every night before bed even though it makes me cry.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The line between honoring the past and torturing oneself with it grows thin.

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“Where Are You with Nostalgia — its function and its limits?”

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