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“The families of soldiers who are missing in action are often wrenched by decades of living in limbo. And years later, those left behind still haven't resolved their losses and may not be able to do so until they learn the truth. But that information may never come. Being in limbo of loss, is itself a loss.”

GriefAmbiguous LossLimbo Of Loss
Book:You Can Heal Your Heart: Finding Peace After a Breakup, Divorce, or Death
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“When a loss is ambiguous, no public ceremony acknowledges the loss and its fallout, or honors the memory of the loved one. It was true for us. People still were unsure how to respond to the endlessness of our unique form of loss. Should they grieve with us or pretend life was fine now that Zach had lived through it all? Would we resent it if they didn't mention the injury, or if they did?”

LossGriefMourningAmbiguous Loss
Book:Hit Hard: One Family's Journey of Letting Go of What Was--and Learning to Live Well with What Is
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“Being attached to someone you never actually had is a special kind of purgatory. It’s a waiting room in hell where the numbers are never called. You are a victim of a disaster that is entirely undocumented. You can't even claim the wreckage to the rest of the world, because technically, officially, the ship never sailed.”

ValidationThe New SincerityModern TragedyAmbiguous LossPhantom ExUnauthorized HeartbreakSituationship GriefEmotional BureaucracyPurgatory RomanceUndocumented Wreckage
Book:Notes From Exile: The "Manual for the Broken”
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