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Is it normal to feel grief over the life that you could have lived? I still have a lot of life left to live, but I can't help but think that if my circumstances had been different, I would be in a different situation right now.

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Anonymous 1d

It’s 100% normal to grieve the what if’s. The issue is getting stuck in the what ifs, rather than continuing to live your life.

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Anonymous 1d

Yes it’s normal, and preferable to grieve now than have it constantly in the background.

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Anonymous 1d

That’s totally normal, but you can’t let it consume you. Everything would be different if things were different, but they’re not. The only thing you can have any influence on is how things are gonna go from here, not how they should have gone.

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