The weird time delay of grief

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I thought that everything would emotionally hit me hard right away after my husband passed away. I was very surprised that it didn’t, even to the point of wondering if I was “grieving wrong.” I even questioned if I had really loved him as much as I thought because I wasn’t feeling the loss more deeply.

If only I had known that more was to come and it would be unbearable. I had just been given a short break…