My brother and I bought a lottery ticket together when our dad was in the hospital and we won $8,000 and now we both feel guilty about the timing and can't decide whether spending it would be disrespectful to his memory.
More people experience this than they realize.
Money won during crisis becomes emotionally contaminated, forcing people to negotiate their relationship with joy and guilt in the face of loss.
“Where Are You with The psychology of lottery and windfall?”
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