Idea: sad spaces like safe spaces or meditation spaces. Places you can go be sad in. We have happy spaces like Disneyland, playgrounds, or shopping malls for adults. Why not sad spaces? Wabi-sabi ruins maybe?
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Designing for Sadness via Disney of all places
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Jewish custom of Shiva
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shiva_(Ju
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Yikes that sounds horrendous grief tax. I’m sure it helps a fraction, but I bet it makes it worse for others
Not optimal for everyone, but I think it's pretty close to a psychological ideal from many angles. It forces the grieving to grieve, full-on, while surrounded by loving family and supportive community.
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2/ It then forces the grieving to re-integrate into day to day life in a few intuitive steps. The whole thing is almost like it was designed by modern psychologists.
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