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supagirl277 t1_j9nmv2b wrote

Reply to comment by killertortilla in In a tiny Florida park, a ‘wind phone’ connects callers to lost loved ones by tommywiseauswife

Those were her own words. She believes she gets little reminders from him throughout her life. (She recognizes the stuff and it gives her a happy thought, as if he sent it to her). The telephone thing is cathartic and helps you feel relief and kind of let’s you release some of the pent up stuff that it feels like can’t be gotten rid of. This helps people imagine that they’re speaking with their loved one and getting relief, even if they don’t literally get a response. It’s like writing a nasty letter to someone and then throwing it away, just for the catharsis of getting the words out

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killertortilla t1_j9o4tg4 wrote

Not every method works for everyone. Exposure therapy works wonders for some but can be disastrous for others. That's why I said you should check with a psychologist first. It's great if it works but those are not the words of someone dealing with this well.

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supagirl277 t1_j9rbzoe wrote

That’s the words of someone who believes in an afterlife for their loved one, and is still grieving in their own way. Sure, it doesn’t make sense when you take something like religion or belief in an afterlife out of it, but that’s what a belief is. She’s not hurting anyone over it, and it seems to give her relief to look for things to remind her of him

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