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You receive a serious piece of bad news — a job loss, a health diagnosis, an unexpected ending. Your first 24 hours look like...
I feel it hard but move into problem-solving mode relatively quickly — I need a plan
I need time to sit with it before I can think about what to do — rushing feels wrong
I go numb and disconnect — the emotions arrive later, sometimes much later
I spiral — every bad scenario plays out and I struggle to find the floor