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Why habitual sharing thoughts with deceased loved ones prolongs pain

I keep planning things to tell my dad about my day and then remembering he is dead and it feels like losing him again every single time.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The mind's automatic impulse to connect with the beloved repeatedly encounters the wall of death.

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