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When relationships with the dead feel safer than relationships with the living

I visit my brother's grave every Sunday and talk to him about my problems but I have stopped talking to my living family about anything that matters.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Death can freeze someone in a state of unconditional acceptance that the complexity of living relationships cannot match.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Grief and love — what they share?”

If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.