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Ambiguous loss and the “myth of closure,” with Pauline Boss, PhD

Speaking of Psychology

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Can You Be Knocked Down but You Can Get Up Again?

Some people a belief in binary thinking. And they wantedclosure. Am i in danger or not? Do i wear a mask or do i not? Is the virus real, or is it not? So we saw a part of the population that needs absolute thinking. You know, you're either with me or you're not. It's either dead or alive. It'sEither safe or it's not safe. That way of thinking didn't work right now. I think if you can think in a more resilient way, if yow can act in a more resilience way, flexible, but learning from it, growing stronger each time, you will also be optimistic. As i wrote in the

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