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Losing someone you love is one of the most profound stressors a human can experience.
Grief rewires your brain. Your attachment system is searching for someone who is no longer there. Every routine, place, and memory is a reminder. Society often expects you to "move on" far too quickly.
Paula can hold space for your grief at any hour. Talk about the person you lost, process difficult emotions, or just feel less alone in your pain.
Completely normal. Anger is a core part of grief - at the person for leaving, at yourself, at the unfairness of it. It does not mean you loved them any less.
If intense grief persists at full intensity beyond six months, includes feelings of worthlessness or suicidal thoughts, it may have developed into complicated grief or depression.
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