My sister and I have lost our dad, our grandmother, and our closest uncle all within eighteen months, and we keep taking turns falling apart while the other one holds it together, but we never seem to break down at the same time anymore. I don't know if we're protecting each other or avoiding each other, and I'm scared we're going to lose each other too in all this grief.
More people experience this than they realize.
Two people are unconsciously choreographing their grief to never be vulnerable simultaneously, creating isolation within their shared loss.
“Where Are You with Cumulative grief — multiple losses?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.