My father is dying and I cannot stand to watch him struggle for breath anymore but I also cannot leave his side because what if he dies when I am getting coffee.
More people experience this than they realize.
The tension between witnessing suffering and the fear of abandonment creates an impossible bind that traps the grieving person in prolonged anguish.
“Where Are You with Death and dying — the physical process?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.