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Why forgiveness doesn't prevent grief from reopening old wounds

I forgave my father before he died and felt so free but now grief is bringing up all the old anger again and I thought I was done with this.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Genuine forgiveness is a process that continues through loss rather than a one-time resolution that prevents further processing.

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