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When scent becomes a bridge to the dead that prevents acceptance

I have been wearing my deceased wife's perfume every day for ten months because it makes me feel like she is still with me but I know I am probably making this harder on myself.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Sensory connection provides temporary comfort that may obstruct the necessary work of separation.

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