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Giant Brain Candy: Feeling Them Near. In a classic survey of 293 widowed people, almost half had sensed their late spouse after the death: a presence, a voice or a glimpse. The researcher found it normal and often helpful. Source: Sensing a loved one’s presence.
Growing evidenceThe research
  1. Rees, W. D. (1971). The hallucinations of widowhood. British Medical Journal, 4(5778), 37–41.

Journey 3 · Grief

Feeling Them Near

In a classic survey of 293 widowed people, almost half had sensed their late spouse after the death: a presence, a voice or a glimpse. The researcher found it normal and often helpful.

Source: Sensing a loved one’s presence · Growing evidence

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