I 23(f) have lost two close friends in horrific circumstances over the last few years. Can anyone explain to me why bodies,
particularly faces, looks so different after death – is it because they’ve been embalmed, or is it the human brain not being able to process what they’re seeing infront of them? Apologies if this is too gruesome for this sub, i think this might be me grieving and just trying to find some way to understand why.
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Having been to many funerals for both young and old throughout my life, it was my younger brothers service that still haunts me a little to this day – over 23 years ago. He was 24 and I was 26. He passed unexpectedly and it was shocking to a very large circle of friends and family. No matter the angle I viewed his face in death, I just couldn’t make it line up with the image of him in life. It looked out of proportion and incorrect. I know medically “why” to a degree, but my mind’s eye did not like it.
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