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When hope feels more dangerous than despair

I had a miscarriage six months ago and my husband wants to try again but I am terrified of hoping for something I might lose and I cannot explain this without hurting him.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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Previous loss can make future possibility feel like a betrayal of realistic self-protection.

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