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When society minimizes grief for brief relationships

My daughter died in infancy and people act like it should be easier to get over because we did not have years together but she was my whole world.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The depth of love is not determined by duration, but social support often is.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Complicated grief — prolonged grief disorder?”

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