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When staying connected prolongs pain

I cannot decide if I should keep paying for my dead son's phone because hearing his voicemail makes me feel connected but also devastated.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Maintaining bonds with the deceased can simultaneously comfort and wound.

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“Where Are You with Grief as psychological process?”

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