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When caregiving triggers existential terror

My elderly father moved in with us and seeing him so frail is making me panic about my own mortality in a way that's affecting my sleep and work.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You are confronting your own finite nature through witnessing his decline and it's activating every defense you have against the reality of death.

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