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How to grieve someone who hurt you

Everyone says my grief is complicated because my abusive father died and I should feel relief but mostly I feel confused and sad about never getting the father I needed.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The death of a harmful person can intensify rather than resolve attachment wounds.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Grief as psychological process?”

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