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How to deal with loss (I don't know)

I wish there was a tutorial somewhere on how to deal with loss. There isn't one (yes, I Googled). It's such a touchy subject for so many people. Honestly, for the longest time I always felt super awkward, when someone told me a family member or someone they know died. You really never know what to say to that other than "my condolences" or "sorry for your loss, let me know if I can do anything for you". I was always terrified that I would lose someone, and not know how to deal with it. And it happened. And there is no recipe on how to cure this sorrow. It has been over a year since my husband died. And I wish I could tell you that it gets better - it is not necessarily true. I still get fucking emotional from the most random things, I don't even have to see a picture - even smelling something familiar or remembering random stuff like going to a grocery store together makes me burst out in tears. My heart is forever broken. Our story is a sa...