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Prolonged Grief
When the pain of loss does not change over time… There is a moment after losing someone close that is difficult to explain to anyone who has not experienced it. You may be sitting at a table, talking to others, and going through your daily routine, but at the same time, you feel as if everything is happening somewhere outside of you. The world continues as usual, but internally something has stopped. There is often one sentence that keeps returning, quietly but persistently: “She is gone.” or “He is not coming back.” For many people, this sentence begins to shift over time. It still carries pain, but it is no…