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When anger at sudden loss feels forbidden

My brother overdosed last month and I'm angry at him for leaving us this way but everyone says I shouldn't speak ill of the dead.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The social rules around honoring the dead can silence the legitimate rage that accompanies sudden abandonment through death.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Sudden loss vs. expected loss?”

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