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When grief anniversaries stop hurting as much

Tomorrow is the anniversary of my dad's death and for the first time in three years I don't feel the familiar dread approaching, which somehow makes me feel guilty like I'm forgetting him.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The natural softening of acute grief can feel like betrayal of the love that remains.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Grief anniversaries and triggering dates?”

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