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Talking to people about a bereavement

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  • nlj1520
    nlj1520 Posts: 619 Forumite
    When I have been hanging onto my emotions by a thread, I have been known to declaim loudly 'I am fine, but PLEASE do not be nice to me as it will make me cry!' A good friend would then say something along the lines of 'OK, you silly cow' which would make everyone laugh and that would be that.
    'Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.' T S Eliot
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