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When caregiving for a dying parent feels overwhelming and guilt-inducing

My mom is dying and I am her only caregiver but I secretly resent having to give up my life for this and I hate myself for feeling that way.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The collision between love, duty, and self-preservation creates a moral crisis that isolates us in shame.

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