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Why we replay the last moments before loss

My best friend died in a car accident and I keep replaying our last conversation looking for signs I missed or things I should have said differently.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The mind seeks retroactive control over uncontrollable events through obsessive review.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Grief as psychological process?”

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