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How to handle social pressure when you're grieving

My teammates keep inviting me to happy hours and I want to scream that I'll never be happy again, but I just make excuses instead.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Others' discomfort with grief can manifest as forced cheerfulness that feels violent to the mourner.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Grief in the workplace?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.