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When multiple losses create fear of future attachment

My brother died two years ago and my marriage ended last year and now I'm afraid to get close to anyone because I can't handle losing another person.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Repeated loss can condition the heart to choose isolation over the vulnerability required for connection.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Cumulative grief — multiple losses?”

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