https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/30/well/mind/mental-health-advice-2022.html
Allow yourself to grieve ‘small’ losses.
In the hierarchy of human suffering during the pandemic, a canceled prom or vacation or lost time with grandchildren may not sound like much, but mental health experts say that all loss needs to be acknowledged and grieved. We need to give ourselves permission to mourn, Tara Parker-Pope wrote in an article about disenfranchised grief. “Once you accept that your grief is real, there are steps you can take to help you cope,” she said. “Consider planting a tree, for example, or finding an item that represents your loss, like canceled airline tickets or a wedding invitation, and burying it.”
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It’s OK to Grieve for the Small Losses of a Lost Year
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