We Talk with a Psychologist About How to Survive Loss

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In the first days after the news of the death, relatives are often left alone with grief, anger and confusion. Along with grief, a sense of guilt often comes. Soldiers blame themselves for not being able to save their comrade, and relatives of the deceased return to the idea that they could have done more. Such experiences are a common reaction to loss, although responsibility for the tragedy is often distributed much more widely than it seems t…