My sister and I are both stuck in this endless loop of grief over our mom's death three years ago and we keep triggering each other — she thinks I'm not grieving 'right' because I can't let go of mom's things, and I think she's being cold because she wants to sell the house already. We used to be close but now every conversation about mom turns into a fight about who loved her more or who's handling this better.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people are trapped in competing expressions of prolonged grief, each invalidating the other's process while their shared loss becomes a source of division rather than connection.
“Where Are You with Complicated grief — prolonged grief disorder?”
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.