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When survival feels hollow after community loss

My community was destroyed by a hurricane eight months ago and I am tired of being strong and grateful to be alive when everything that made life meaningful is gone.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Gratitude for physical survival can feel like a betrayal of grief for the social and spiritual death that disasters leave behind.

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.