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When fear of consequences prevents honest grief disclosure

I've been lying to my grief counselor about suicidal thoughts because I'm afraid she'll hospitalize me and I can't afford to lose my job right now.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The systems meant to protect the vulnerable can become barriers to authentic help-seeking when survival depends on appearing functional.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

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