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Why discussing the dead in therapy can feel like violation

I started therapy for my complicated grief but talking about my deceased spouse feels like gossiping about our private relationship and I cannot make myself do it.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The intimacy shared with the deceased can make therapeutic exploration feel like betrayal of sacred privacy.

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“Where Are You with Complicated grief — prolonged grief disorder?”

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