My husband and I both lost our jobs in the same round of layoffs six months ago and we keep trying to be supportive of each other but we're both grieving who we used to be professionally and I think we're actually making each other feel worse by pretending we're handling it better than we are.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people are trying to hold each other up while simultaneously drowning, creating a shared performance of resilience that prevents either from truly grieving.
“Where Are You with Grief for lost identity — who you were before?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.