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Why I grieve celebrities more than family members

I sobbed harder when David Bowie died than I did at my own father's funeral and I still don't understand what that says about me.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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She discovers that public figures sometimes hold emotional space that intimate relationships cannot fill.

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“Where Are You with Collective grief — mourning public figures and tragedies?”

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