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What not to say about how the deceased would feel

Someone told me 'she would not want you to suffer' about my best friend who died in a climbing accident and I wanted to ask how they became such an expert on what dead people want.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Channeling the dead's supposed wishes often reflects the living's discomfort more than the deceased's actual desires.

Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with What not to say to a grieving person?”

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