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When people's attempts to comfort make grief worse

I miscarried at twenty weeks and my mother-in-law keeps saying everything happens for a reason and I want to scream at her that some things just happen for no reason at all.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Meaning-making in the face of senseless loss can feel like violence against the reality of random suffering.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Grief and anger — the rage underneath?”

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