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When friends complain about problems that feel trivial after loss

My friend keeps telling me about her problems with her kids and I want to scream because my daughter is dead and she's complaining about things that seem so small.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Grief creates a hierarchy of suffering that can make previously meaningful relationships feel impossible to maintain.

Ideas that help explain it
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