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When grief shows up in socially unacceptable ways

I started laughing during my father's eulogy and couldn't stop, which horrified my entire family.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The body's response to loss doesn't always conform to cultural expectations of appropriate mourning behavior.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Grief waves — the non-linear experience?”

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