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How to support someone whose grief changes unpredictably

My nephew died suddenly and my sister alternates between rage and numbness, and I never know which version I'm going to encounter when I try to help.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The volatile nature of acute grief can exhaust support systems that expect consistency or linear progress.

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