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When someone you love disappears without closure

My twin sister has been missing for four months and I do not know if she is alive or dead and the not knowing is worse than either answer would be.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Ambiguous loss suspends the heart in permanent anticipatory grief, unable to mourn or hope completely.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Anticipatory grief — losing someone before they die?”

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