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Why grief makes ordinary joy feel impossible

Every anniversary and holiday feels like walking through broken glass and I am tired of pretending to participate in celebrations

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Collective rituals of happiness can become sites of acute isolation for those carrying loss.

Ideas that help explain it
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“Where Are You with Grief and mental health — when grief becomes depression?”

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