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How to grieve a friendship that meant more than others understood

My friend died suddenly last month and I keep wanting to text her about stupid things and the grief feels too big for how our friendship looked from the outside.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The private intensity of friendship can leave us mourning without adequate social recognition of our loss.

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“Where Are You with Deep friendship — what it takes?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.