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Her comments echo something many grieving people discover: healing does not necessarily mean forgetting.
You can laugh again and still miss someone.
You can return to work and still feel devastated on a birthday.
You can build a future while carrying someone from your past with you.
The Physical Effects of Loss
Hayden has also spoken about how profoundly Jansen's death affected her physically.
In her 2024 interview with Good Morning America, she said that she gained significant weight after his death and attributed part of the change to the stress she was experiencing. She also described becoming reluctant to leave her home and said symptoms of agoraphobia returned.
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That experience illustrates something people sometimes overlook about grief.
Grief is not only emotional.
It can affect sleep, appetite, energy, concentration, motivation, and the way a person interacts with the world.
Someone who appears distant or withdrawn may not be "getting over" anything slowly. They may simply be struggling to function while carrying an enormous emotional burden.
