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When someone you love won't engage with deep topics during crisis

My mother is dying and I keep trying to have meaningful conversations with her but she just wants to talk about the weather and TV shows.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The need for emotional resolution often conflicts with another person's coping mechanism of maintaining normalcy in the face of overwhelming reality.

Ideas that help explain it
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If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.