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Is delayed grief a thing?

Long story short, lost my hero, my dad in 2024 and took it in my stride because i was prepared for it, he was in the advanced stages of dementia.
However, I've found myself thinking about him much more during the past three months and finding it harder to look at photos etc, visit places that we used to love, basically the sense of loss is greater now than it was 18 months ago.
Am I experiencing some sort of delayed reaction?
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Yes.... but no.

We all process hard stuff to the best of our abilities.

Some can do it straight away.
Some....it takes decades.
Some only half process it and bury the rest.

Often the brain'll put shit on hold till there is emotional space to roll it round and deal with it.


Perfectly normal 🤗
RodneyTrotter1 · 100+, M
@OogieBoogie That makes perfect sense. I suppose it's better to have a diluted version than for it to hit home like a sledgehammer in one fell swoop 🤗