My brother and I are both taking care of our mom who has dementia and we've fallen into this pattern where we're polite and coordinated about logistics but we never talk about how scared we are or how much we're both grieving the mom we used to know. We're like efficient strangers managing a crisis together.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people are protecting themselves from shared grief by retreating into mechanical cooperation, avoiding the vulnerable intimacy that their situation demands.
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Peri can explain why this happens, help you decide if this is the right situation for you, and point toward the right journey or coach.
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.