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When grief becomes competitive in support communities

Every time someone new joins our grief group and cries about their 'fresh' loss I feel bitter because mine is two years old and apparently I should be over it by now.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The hierarchy of suffering emerges even in spaces meant for healing, as mourners measure their pain against arbitrary timelines of recovery.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Grief groups and communities?”

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