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When grief rituals become compulsive cycles

I keep buying my dead mother's favorite flowers for myself and then throwing them away before they die

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The attempt to maintain connection through repeated gestures can become trapped in perfectionist loops that defeat their own purpose.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Grief and mental health — when grief becomes depression?”

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