Social Awkwardness

12/22/23 • 6 min

Here’s something many of us feel, but no one really talks about: Social awkwardness after a friend, colleague, acquaintance, or loved one dies.

If you have ever found yourself in this situation, you are not alone! Social awkwardness doesn’t always apply to a death, it can apply to a loss. Loss of a relationship, pet, and even more. Bottom line, people can and do grieve a lot of things. Grief is personal and everyone processes loss differently.

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Here’s something many of us feel, but no one really talks about: Social awkwardness after a friend, colleague, acquaintance, or loved one dies.

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I Woke Up Dead...Now What! - Social Awkwardness

Transcript

Here’s something many of us feel, but no one really talks about: Social awkwardness after a friend, colleague, acquaintance, or loved one dies.
If you have ever found yourself in this situation, you are not alone! Social awkwardness doesn’t always apply to a death, it can apply to a loss. Loss of a relationship, pet, and even more. Bottom line, people can and do grieve a lot of things. Grief is personal and everyone processes loss differently.
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