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#1
Nov 19, 2016, 06:45 AM
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If you lose someone, and the chances of seeing them again are incredibly slim, you can't call them (literally), you can't visit them etc.; is it possible that by losing someone that way, it can feel (or almost feel) like they died? Can the feelings be just as strong and the despair just as severe?
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#2
Nov 19, 2016, 07:09 AM
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Yes, I think so. It is devastating to lose a loved one even if they don't die. It can seem like the loss is such as them dying. They aren't there anymore and our hearts yearn for them back, so I think it would be almost like they died.
I'm sorry you are hurting.
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#3
Nov 19, 2016, 07:18 AM
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I think what you are describing is greving.
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#4
Nov 19, 2016, 07:18 AM
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Yes, you are mourning them as though they died. There are stages of grief.
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#5
Nov 19, 2016, 07:22 AM
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These were people I lost over two years ago. I've just never gotten over it.
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#6
Nov 19, 2016, 07:28 AM
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i grieve for people i knew that died over 30 years ago still.
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| *Laurie*, MtnTime2896
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#7
Nov 19, 2016, 04:46 PM
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Yes, it is possible to grieve a loss even though the people are still living. You lost the relationship, and that can be mourned.
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| *Laurie*, MtnTime2896
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#8
Nov 24, 2016, 04:57 AM
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I think one factor might even make it worse.. when you miss someone because they have died, you would usually reach closure at the end of the grieving process. If there is a hope of re-connecting, it may be more difficult to reach that kind of closure.
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