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How survivor guilt complicates the grieving process

I feel guilty when I have good days because it feels like I am forgetting my son who died and betraying his memory somehow.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Joy after loss can feel like abandonment of the dead, as if happiness erases love.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Continuing bonds — ongoing relationship with the deceased?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.