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When knowledge-seeking becomes self-punishment after loss

My daughter died by suicide six months ago and I've been reading everything I can about mental illness and warning signs, trying to understand what I missed, but the research just makes me feel more guilty and confused.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The search for understanding after tragic death can become a compulsive quest that promises control over the past but delivers only deeper self-blame.

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