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How to care for someone who dislikes you

I care for my mother-in-law who has always hated me and now she is completely dependent on someone she despises.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Providing intimate care for someone who holds you in contempt creates a complex dynamic of power, vulnerability, and forced intimacy.

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