My mother and I are both dealing with the aftermath of my father's death six months ago, but we grieve completely differently — she wants to talk about memories and I mostly need space to process alone. We're both trying to be what the other person needs but we keep missing each other and I think we're both feeling more alone than we need to be.
More people experience this than they realize.
Different grief processes create mutual misunderstanding where attempts to comfort become sources of additional pain and distance.
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