r/popculturechat • u/Playful_Wonder_5205 • Oct 15 '25

Selena Gomez 💖 Selena Gomez Says She Has Difficulty 'Enjoying Things' for Fear Joy Will 'Go Away': 'I Got Married and Then I Was Sobbing'

https://people.com/selena-gomez-hard-enjoying-things-i-got-married-then-i-was-sobbing-11830434
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u/DorianaGraye Oct 15 '25

I do this too! I think it falls under the umbrella of "anticipatory grief," and it's a real bitch.

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u/Lilacly_Adily In my quiet girl era 😌 Oct 15 '25

It definitely falls under that term. There’s a golden girls episode about the concept that I love.

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u/thefuzzyismine Oct 16 '25

Thanks for giving me an excuse to re-watch!

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u/talkingllama90 Oct 16 '25

Thank you for teaching me the term! I do the same thing but didn’t know what it was called

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