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Why you feel relieved when someone's suffering ends

I spent years caring for my dying father and now that he is gone I feel relief instead of just sadness and it makes me question if I really loved him.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The end of witnessing prolonged suffering brings natural relief that feels like betrayal of love.

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