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How previous loss makes new possibilities feel dangerous

I got pregnant again four months after my stillbirth and I'm terrified to be happy about it because last time hope just made the loss more devastating.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Protective numbness can interfere with the capacity to invest emotionally in future outcomes.

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