• Often friends don’t know how to help someone who is grieving and may try to “cheer him up” or “get her mind off her loss.” This can actually add to the burden as the person who is grieving has to either avoid friends or “fake it” rather than have the chance to share his or her true feelings. • Sometimes loss is cumulative and awakens memories of early losses that were never fully grieved. • Someone who is grieving may experience intense feelings of guilt for aspects of the relationship with the
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