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When siblings process grief somatically in conflicting ways

My sister and I both started having chronic pain after our dad's funeral, but she thinks I'm being dramatic about mine while I think she's ignoring hers, and we're fighting about grief instead of helping each other.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Different somatic expressions of shared loss can create judgment and disconnection precisely when mutual support is most needed.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Somatic symptoms — when the body holds the mind?”

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