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When grief becomes anticipatory fear

Six months after my husband's sudden heart attack, I realized I've been holding my breath waiting for the other shoe to drop, like tragedy comes in pairs and I'm next.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Loss can rewire the nervous system to expect catastrophe, turning mourning into chronic hypervigilance.

Ideas that help explain it
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